Professor, Department of Cultural Studies
Stephen Chan is a Professor of Cultural Studies at Lingnan University. He was the founding programme director of its BA Cultural Studies degree in 1999. He headed the Cultural Studies Department from 2000 to 2003, and then again from 2008 to 2010. Concurrently, from 2003 to 2008, he was also the Programme Director of the Master of Cultural Studies degree.
A member of the Steering Committee of the Consortium for Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Institutes formed in 2010, Chan has served on the Board of the international Association for Cultural Studies representing the Asia constituency since 2008.
Chan received his education at the University of Hong Kong (BA in Chinese and Comparative Literature 1978, MPhil in Comparative Literature 1981) and the University of California, San Diego (PhD in Literature 1986). He first joined Lingnan College at Stubbs Road in 1986, and was Lecturer in English & Translation for two years. Prior to his return in 1998 to Lingnan at the Tuen Mun campus as Associate Professor of the School of General Education, he had taught English, Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. From 1994 to 1997, he was Director of the Hong Kong Cultural Studies Programme, a UGC-funded inter-institutional research initiative based at the Research Institute for the Humanities, CUHK.
As the Deputy Coordinator of Lingnan’s Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme (2004- ), Chan leads and oversees projects in cultural research, education, and policy. Published internationally on Hong Kong culture, film, literature, education and cultural studies, Chan’s current scholarly interest is in applied cultural research and education, urban creativity, cultural and creative enterprise, audience development and cultural policy. He serves on the editorial board of a number of leading journals in the field such as Cultural Studies, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, and Router: A Journal in Cultural Studies, Communication and Society.
Chan is active in the civil society associated with the culture and education sectors. He is an advisor of the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity and a member of The Professional Commons, an independent policy think-tank. He joined The Civic Party as a founding member in 2006, and has chaired its Community and Social Development Policy Branch. He served on the HKSAR Chief Executive Election Committee (2007-2010) representing the Higher Education sub-sector, and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (2008-2010) representing the Criticism constituency. In 2011, he has been appointed as a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government.
read more
A member of the Steering Committee of the Consortium for Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Institutes formed in 2010, Chan has served on the Board of the international Association for Cultural Studies representing the Asia constituency since 2008.
Chan received his education at the University of Hong Kong (BA in Chinese and Comparative Literature 1978, MPhil in Comparative Literature 1981) and the University of California, San Diego (PhD in Literature 1986). He first joined Lingnan College at Stubbs Road in 1986, and was Lecturer in English & Translation for two years. Prior to his return in 1998 to Lingnan at the Tuen Mun campus as Associate Professor of the School of General Education, he had taught English, Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. From 1994 to 1997, he was Director of the Hong Kong Cultural Studies Programme, a UGC-funded inter-institutional research initiative based at the Research Institute for the Humanities, CUHK.
As the Deputy Coordinator of Lingnan’s Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme (2004- ), Chan leads and oversees projects in cultural research, education, and policy. Published internationally on Hong Kong culture, film, literature, education and cultural studies, Chan’s current scholarly interest is in applied cultural research and education, urban creativity, cultural and creative enterprise, audience development and cultural policy. He serves on the editorial board of a number of leading journals in the field such as Cultural Studies, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, and Router: A Journal in Cultural Studies, Communication and Society.
Chan is active in the civil society associated with the culture and education sectors. He is an advisor of the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity and a member of The Professional Commons, an independent policy think-tank. He joined The Civic Party as a founding member in 2006, and has chaired its Community and Social Development Policy Branch. He served on the HKSAR Chief Executive Election Committee (2007-2010) representing the Higher Education sub-sector, and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (2008-2010) representing the Criticism constituency. In 2011, he has been appointed as a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government.
×
About Prof. CHAN Ching-kiu, Stephen
Stephen Chan is a Professor of Cultural Studies at Lingnan University. He was the founding programme director of its BA Cultural Studies degree in 1999. He headed the Cultural Studies Department from 2000 to 2003, and then again from 2008 to 2010. Concurrently, from 2003 to 2008, he was also the Programme Director of the Master of Cultural Studies degree.
A member of the Steering Committee of the Consortium for Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Institutes formed in 2010, Chan has served on the Board of the international Association for Cultural Studies representing the Asia constituency since 2008.
Chan received his education at the University of Hong Kong (BA in Chinese and Comparative Literature 1978, MPhil in Comparative Literature 1981) and the University of California, San Diego (PhD in Literature 1986). He first joined Lingnan College at Stubbs Road in 1986, and was Lecturer in English & Translation for two years. Prior to his return in 1998 to Lingnan at the Tuen Mun campus as Associate Professor of the School of General Education, he had taught English, Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. From 1994 to 1997, he was Director of the Hong Kong Cultural Studies Programme, a UGC-funded inter-institutional research initiative based at the Research Institute for the Humanities, CUHK.
As the Deputy Coordinator of Lingnan’s Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme (2004- ), Chan leads and oversees projects in cultural research, education, and policy. Published internationally on Hong Kong culture, film, literature, education and cultural studies, Chan’s current scholarly interest is in applied cultural research and education, urban creativity, cultural and creative enterprise, audience development and cultural policy. He serves on the editorial board of a number of leading journals in the field such as Cultural Studies, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, and Router: A Journal in Cultural Studies, Communication and Society.
Chan is active in the civil society associated with the culture and education sectors. He is an advisor of the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity and a member of The Professional Commons, an independent policy think-tank. He joined The Civic Party as a founding member in 2006, and has chaired its Community and Social Development Policy Branch. He served on the HKSAR Chief Executive Election Committee (2007-2010) representing the Higher Education sub-sector, and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (2008-2010) representing the Criticism constituency. In 2011, he has been appointed as a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government.
A member of the Steering Committee of the Consortium for Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Institutes formed in 2010, Chan has served on the Board of the international Association for Cultural Studies representing the Asia constituency since 2008.
Chan received his education at the University of Hong Kong (BA in Chinese and Comparative Literature 1978, MPhil in Comparative Literature 1981) and the University of California, San Diego (PhD in Literature 1986). He first joined Lingnan College at Stubbs Road in 1986, and was Lecturer in English & Translation for two years. Prior to his return in 1998 to Lingnan at the Tuen Mun campus as Associate Professor of the School of General Education, he had taught English, Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. From 1994 to 1997, he was Director of the Hong Kong Cultural Studies Programme, a UGC-funded inter-institutional research initiative based at the Research Institute for the Humanities, CUHK.
As the Deputy Coordinator of Lingnan’s Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme (2004- ), Chan leads and oversees projects in cultural research, education, and policy. Published internationally on Hong Kong culture, film, literature, education and cultural studies, Chan’s current scholarly interest is in applied cultural research and education, urban creativity, cultural and creative enterprise, audience development and cultural policy. He serves on the editorial board of a number of leading journals in the field such as Cultural Studies, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, and Router: A Journal in Cultural Studies, Communication and Society.
Chan is active in the civil society associated with the culture and education sectors. He is an advisor of the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity and a member of The Professional Commons, an independent policy think-tank. He joined The Civic Party as a founding member in 2006, and has chaired its Community and Social Development Policy Branch. He served on the HKSAR Chief Executive Election Committee (2007-2010) representing the Higher Education sub-sector, and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (2008-2010) representing the Criticism constituency. In 2011, he has been appointed as a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government.
| Present | Professor, Lingnan University ‐ Department of Cultural Studies | |
|
|
||
| Faculty Member, Lingnan University ‐ Faculty of Arts | ||
|
|
||
Disciplines
Research Interests
Cultural theories and criticism, Contemporary cultural studies, Cultural policy and education, Post-colonial studies, Forms of urban culture (film, popular music, performing arts), Hong Kong culture and writings, Language, culture and power, Social imaginary and cultural politics, Comparative literature, Aesthetics, affect and ideology, Literary realism, Narrative and identity, and Media and public culture
Contact Information
Contact No.
Tel: (852) 2616 7492
Fax: (852) 2572 5170
Location:
Room 123, Ho Sin Hang Building
何善衡樓123室
Email: