<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>SUBJECT: Master of Arts in Literary and Cultural Studies (MALCS)</b><b><span>, HKU</span></b></font></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Designed to introduce students to a wide range of cultural texts and to explore historical and contemporary issues within the context of modernity and globalization, <span>this </span><b>MA programme offered by The Department of Comparative Literature</b> at the University of Hong Kong consists of eight courses. Our courses adopt an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, comparative approach emphasizing critical thinking about global culture. We analyze films, literary works, and other cultural texts through the theoretical perspectives of post-structuralism, deconstruction, psychoanalysis, feminism, Marxism, and post-colonial criticism. We have a particular commitment to China-West studies, the critical examination of the impact of colonialism on global culture, and to the exploration of Hong Kong culture, ranging from its literature and cinema to its constructed urban environment and beyond.</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><i><u>Coursework Requirement</u></i><i><u><span> (1 Core Course + 7 Electives)</span>:</u></i></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><b><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Core course:</font></font></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Cultures between Art and Industry</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><b><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Electives:</font></font></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Fabrications of Identity</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The Art and Politics of Narrative</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">From Colonialism to Globalization</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Modernity and its Paths</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Questioning Sexual Difference</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Hong Kong and Beyond</font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Dissertation Seminar<span></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Postmodernism</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Film and Popular Culture</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Law, Literature and Film</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Contemporary Chinese Societies through Literature and Film</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Utopian and Dystopian Visions in Modern Literature and Film</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><i><u>Dissertation</u></i><i><u><span> or Equivalent</span>:</u></i></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-GB">Students who have received B or above in more than 4 courses </span><span lang="EN-GB">may</span><span lang="EN-GB"> present a dissertation</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">of 10,000 to 15,000 words as part of the fulfilment of the requirement for the MA degree.</span><span lang="EN-GB"></span></font></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="EN-GB"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">All students have the following options:</font></font></span></div> <ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-GB">To compile a</span> portfolio of coursework for the MA program</font></font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span>To conduct a</span>n individual project (or a project in which the <span>student </span>is project leader/coordinator) that highlights academic work done within the program</font></font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span>To conduct a</span>n internship project in which the <span>student</span> works for an approved outside enterprise or organization and writes a report on the relationship between the work experience and the academic studies undertaken for the MA.</font></font></li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><i><u><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Study Mode:</font></font></span></u></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">1-year Full Time (subject to approval)</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">2-year Part Time</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><i><u><span><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></span></u></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><i><u><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span>Entry Requirements & </span>Application:</font></font></u></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The basic qualification for admission to the MALCS is a good honours degree from HKU or an equivalent qualification from comparable institutions.</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman"><span><span><font size="3">-</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span><font size="3">MA Degree (in any discipline)</font></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman"><span><span><font size="3">-</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span><font size="3">BA Degree (in any discipline), Division 2 or above [2B]</font></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Application for admission should be made online via</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><a href="http://www.asa.hku.hk/admissions/tpg" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://www.asa.hku.hk/admissions/tpg</font></a><span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The closing date for application is <b>March 1, 20</b><b><span>11</span></b>.</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><i><u>Tuition Fee:</u></i> </font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">$<span>75</span>,000 paid in two installments in <span>one year (full-time)</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">$<span>75</span>,000 paid in <span>four</span> installments in <span>two years (part-time)</span></font></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><i><u><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Overseas Applications</font></font></span></u></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">All non-local candidates should obtain a valid visa to enroll to our programme. Please refer to the following website for the procedures for visa application:</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span><a href="http://cedars.hku.hk/nonlocal/visa/visaprocedure.pdf" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://cedars.hku.hk/nonlocal/visa/visaprocedure.pdf</font></a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><i><u><span><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></span></u></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><i><u><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Enquiries:</font></font></u></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Detailed information of the course and the Department of Comparative Literature can be viewed at </font><a href="http://www.hku.hk/complit" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://www.hku.hk/complit</font></a></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><b><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>General Enquiry</b>: 2859-2<span>760; <a href="mailto:malcs@hku.hk" target="_blank">malcs@hku.hk</a></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>Email</b>:<span><span> </span></span>Dr. Gina Marchetti, Programme Chair (</font></font><a href="mailto:marchett@hkucc.hku.hk" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">marchett@hkucc.hku.hk</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">)<span> </span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;