Centre Fellows
Strategic Partners
Director
Prof. Mette Hjort, Chair Professor of Film and Media, EdUHK
Co-Director
Prof. John Erni, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, EdUHK
Senior Centre Fellows
Prof. Hung Keung, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, EdUHK
Dr. Koji Matsunobo, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, EdUHK
Dr. Bidisha Banerjee, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, EdUHK
Prof. Yiu-Fai Chow, School of Arts, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Prof. Claire Thomson, Head of School of European Languages, Culture and Society – Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry (SELCS-CMII), UCL, UK
Prof. Peter O’Connor, Professor of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Director of the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Prof. Jeroen de Kloet, Department of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof. Adam Muller, Department of English, Film, and Theatre, University of Manitoba, Canada
Prof. Scott MacKenzie, Head, Film and Media, Queen’s University, Canada
Prof. Louis Nixon, Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange, Norwich University of the Arts, UK
Prof. Carl Plantinga, former Arthur H. DeKruyter Chair of Communication, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Dr. Andrea Sauchelli, Associate Dean (Research and Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Arts), Director, Hong Kong Catastrophic Risk Centre, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Prof. Pietari Kaapa, Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies, Warwick University
Dr. Carol Lu Yinghua, Director, Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing, China
Prof. Tejaswini Niranjana, Director, Centre for Asian Studies, GITAM University, India
Dr. Suzanne Little, Head of Theatre Studies, The University of Otago, New Zealand
Dr. Amanda Stuart Fisher, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK
Prof. Peter Krieger, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Prof. Eugene Birman, Associate Director (Internationalization) and Associate Professor, Academy of Music, Hong Kong Baptist University
Centre Fellows
Dr. Eric Feng , RCCAPV, EdUHK
Dr. Leung Chi Hin, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, EdUHK
Dr. Jason Petrulis, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, EdUHK
Dr. Chau Man Lut, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, EdUHK
Dr. Jindong Liu, Academy for Educational Development and Innovation, EdUHK
Dr. Eric Siu Hang Kong, Department of Early Childhood Education, EdUHK
Dr. Lau Leung Kwok, Prudence, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, EdUHK
Dr. Tse Ying Nga Kelly, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, EdUHK
Mr. Sy Wai Nok, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, EdUHK
Dr. Philbert Li King-yue, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, EdUHK
Dr. Jason Chen Chi-wai, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, EdUHK
Dr. Roberto Castillo, Department of Cultural Studies, Lingnan University
Dr. Rob Dean, School of Creative Arts, University of Lincoln, UK
Mr. Philip Clemo, UK-based composer, sound designer, filmmaker, and photographer
Dr. Thomas Moors, NHS doctor and founding choir master, Shout at Cancer Choir
Dr. Pengnan Hu, RCCAPV, EdUHK
Dr. Pei Sze Chow, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Hunter Vaughan, Visual & Media Arts, Emerson College
Dr. Justine Atkinson, School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow, UK
Supported by
Prof. Chung, Kien Hoa Kevin, Chair Professor of Child Development and Special Education, EdUHK
Prof. Sin, Kuen Fung Kenneth, Department of Special Education and Counselling, Director, Centre for Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Education, EdUHK
Prof. Song Yanjie, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, Associate Director of Centre for Immersive Learning and Metaverse in Education (CILME)
Mr. Wu Kaiyi, Learningverse VR, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, EdUHK
Prof. Alfredo Bautista, Associate Head, Department of Early Childhood Education
Hong Kong
Led by philosopher and associate dean Dr. Andrea Sauchelli (RCCAPV Senior Centre Fellow).
Dr Sauchelli says: ‘Many people in our Centre work on the theoretical foundations of risk studies, including the notions of well-being and other issues in value theory. There are many connections between arts and catastrophic/existential risks.’
For more information about the HKCRC, see: https://www.ln.edu.hk/philoso/hkcrc
National
Led by Dr. Carol Lu Yinghua (RCCAPV Senior Centre Fellow)
In recent years, the Inside-Out Art Museum has carried out practical and theoretical explorations of contemporary art, with the aim of supporting non-commercial art production and thinking, conducting active curatorial experiments, introducing cutting-edge curatorial thinking, and promoting the understanding and development of curatorial work in the field of contemporary Chinese art.
For more information about the Inside-Out Art Museum, see: https://www.e-flux.com/directory/90356/beijing-inside-out-art-museum
International
Led by Prof. Peter O’Connor (RCCAPV Senior Centre Fellow) and Prof. Selina March
This Centre ‘researches how the arts have the potential to make a more socially just and equitable world through improving the quality of life of all citizens. The Centre is outwards focused and builds relationships with educators, artists, activists, policy makers and communities to research the power of the arts for social transformation. The Centre hosts the Creative School Index, Te Rito Toi, Arts Beyond Borders and The Artist* Academics (The Artist*Academic Project celebrates arts-inspired ways of making, knowing, and being in academic research, teaching, and leadership). The Centre serves as the New Zealand Hub for the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC).’
For more information about the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation, see: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/our-research/research-institutes-centres-groups/centre-for-arts-and-social-transformation-.html