Past Events
Sat, Dec 07
University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
Sketches in Notebooks: The Arrival Poetry Reading
Cha: An Asian Literary Journal has invited TWENTY-TWO Hong Kong poets to write poems in response to The Arrival, and these poems will be read at "Sketches in Notebooks", moderated by Cha's co-editor Tammy Lai-Ming Ho.
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Tue, Jun 11
B3-LP-06, Tai Po Campus, EdUHK
Migration and Translation: Some reflections on The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Professor Lai will compare the similarity and difference between migration and translation through this wordless novel, and also address several issues evolved around translation, communication and culture.
Sat, May 18
Makerbay, PMQ
One City One Book Hong Kong x Table of Two Cities - THE ARRIVAL: Food & Migration
A conversation based on Shaun Tan's graphic novel, "The Arrival", about the inclusionary (and sometimes exclusionary) aspects of food in migration and the role that food plays in negotiating interactions between migrants and hosts. Egyptian hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Wed, May 08
Colette's (Room b), Fringe Club
Open Mic at Poetry OutLoud: Ekphrastic Poetry
Please join us on Wednesday 8 May 2019 for an ekphrastic poetry workshop, making use of writing prompts based on Shaun Tan's THE ARRIVAL (2006), led by Kate Rogers. Participants are very welcome to read their poems.
Tue, Apr 16
Kubrick
Panel Discussion - THE ARRIVAL: Found in Translation
THE ARRIVAL: Found in Translation is a panel discussion on translation and/or pictorial texts. The event is co-organized by 我城我書 / One City One Book Hong Kong and CHA: An Asian Literary Journal, as part of the Cha Reading Series (http://bit.ly/2DrlbI9).
Mon, Mar 25
Kubrick
Panel Discussion - Upon Arrival: Otherness, Belonging, and Hospitality
"Upon Arrival: Otherness, Belonging, and Hospitality" will feature several speakers in Hong Kong who are familiar with the topic of immigration and other related-themes. Moderated by Tammy Ho Lai-Ming, Associate Director of 我城我書 ／ One City One Book Hong Kong.