Exhibition: The World, Europe and Hong Hong in the Age of Extremes

Date: 1-14 April, 2014
Venue: Foyer of Chi Wah Learning Commons, HKU

The exhibition commemorates the 60th anniversary of the East German people’s uprising against their government in 1953 and will be shown in the Foyer of the Chi Wah Learning Commons, Centennial Campus, HKU, from 2 December 2013 to 13 December 2013. The exhibition is jointly organized by the German Consulate General of Hong Kong and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at HKU.

Round-table: Hong Kong and Europe in the Age of Extremes

Speakers:
Dr. Stefan Auer (European Studies, HKU)
Dr. Chi Man Kwong (Research Assistant Professor, History Department, HKBU)
Prof. Mak King Sang (Head of History Department, HKBU)
Prof. Glenn Timmermans (Director of the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Center/Universidade de Macau)
Chair: Dr. John Wong (Hong Kong Studies, HKU)
Discussant: Dr. Andreas Leutzsch (European Studies, HKU)

Date: 1 April 2014 (Tue)
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Venue: Room 4.34, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU

Public Lecture: Hong Kong and Europe after the Age of Extremes: Towards a transnational Commemoration?

Speaker: Dr. Andreas Leutzsch
(DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor , HKU)

Venue: University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
Date: 4 April 2014 (Fri)
Time: 5:00 pm