<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">SUBJECT: Studentships in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies</font></div><div style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Hong Kong offers studentships in conjunction with its Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes. We are looking for exceptional candidates with a strong research plan in any of the following areas: </font></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Visual Cultures and Film Studies </font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Feminism and Gender Studies</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Postcolonial, Urban and Global Studies</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Literature and Cultural Theory</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Hong Kong and China Studies</font></li></ul><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span>Our colleagues have published in the areas of contemporary Chinese culture (cinema, literature and critical discourse), Hong Kong literature and film, critical theory in an Asian context, film and literature in the Asian diaspora, globalization, postcolonialism, orientalism, ethics in literature, urban modernity, cultural identity (including ethnicity, race, gender, and sexual orientation) as well as cultural policy and community activism. We analyze literature and film as well as other cultural texts and discourses by employing critical theory with an eye to the local/global configurations that shape their form. By situating literary and cultural texts within an historical framework, </span>we try to dialogue with Western theory in a specific Asian context. Our postgraduates regularly participate in international conferences, publish essays, win scholarships, and have found teaching and research positions at major universities in Asia and elsewhere.</font></font></p><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The current faculty includes: Esther Cheung, Esther Yau, Daniel Vukovich, Mirana May Szeto, Ang Sze-wei</font><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span><font size="3">and Gina Marchetti.</font></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">INFORMATION DAY</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">An MPhil/PhD Information Day will be held on November 2, 2011</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">(Wednesday) from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Rayson Huang Theatre,</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">at which the Associate Deans of the Graduate School will introduce</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">our MPhil and PhD programmes. All students within and outside HKU</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">are welcome (registration not required).</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">FELLOWSHIP/STUDENTSHIP INFORMATION</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">To encourage students with outstanding academic performance to</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">join our programmes, fellowships/ studentships are offered as follows:</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Hong Kong PhD Fellowships (HKPF) Scheme#</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">HK$240,000 per year</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">(For details, please visit: </font><a href="http://www.rgc.edu.hk/hkphd)"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">www.rgc.edu.hk/hkphd)</font></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">University Postgraduate Fellowships (UPF)</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">At least HK$180,700 per year*</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Postgraduate Studentships (PGS)</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">At least HK$163,200 per year</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">#HKPF awardees will not be concurrently awarded UPF and PGS</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">*Combined value of UPF and PGS</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Hong Kong PhD Fellowships (HKPF)</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Initial application to the Research Grants Council: Early September-</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span>December 1, 2011</span><span> noon</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Full application to HKU: September 1-December 1, 2011</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">MAIN ROUND APPLICATION</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">September 1, 2011 -December 1, 2011</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Please note that MPhil students should enrol on either September 1,</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">2012 or January 1, 2013, and PhD students can enrol on the first day</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">of any calendar month. As for the awardees of Hong Kong PhD</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Fellowships, students are expected to start their studies on</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">September 1, 2012.</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">For further details, please refer to the Graduate School website</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">(</font><a href="http://www.hku.hk/gradsch/apply"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">www.hku.hk/gradsch/apply</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">) or contact the Graduate School.</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Graduate School</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">P403, Graduate House</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The University of Hong Kong</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Pokfulam, Hong Kong</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Tel : (852) 2857-3470, Fax : (852) 2857-3543</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:gradsch@hku.hk">gradsch@hku.hk</a></span><br> <br>For more information on specific requirements for the Department of Comparative literature, visit </font></font><a href="http://www.hku.hk/complit/postgrad/mphilphd_guidelines.htm"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">http://www.hku.hk/complit/postgrad/mphilphd_guidelines.htm</font></a><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> <br> <br>For more information on graduate studies in the Department of Comparative Literature, contact: Gina Marchetti at </font><a href="mailto:marchett@hku.hk"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">marchett@hku.hk</font></a><br><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <span></span></font></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></body></html>