Crossroads Conference 2010 In Hong Kong

June 17 - 21 2010

The information on this website looks at the 8th Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference which was held in Hong Kong during the days of June 17 – 21, in 2010. The even was hosted by Lingnan University and organized by its Department of Cultural Studies and Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme. The event was special because it was the first time that the Crossroads Conference was held in a location in East Asia.

Many have felt that there was a void to be filled when it came to the topic of international cultural studies particularly when looked upon from a community perspective. Due to the excellent organization of the yearly event and the fact that the speakers are well chosen based upon their qualifications, it is now widely regarded as one of the most important international conferences on cultural studies. Very often speakers come together to represent all five continents and a wealth of information and debate is exchanged between these vibrant and forward looking minds. For more information please also see Sexuality Conference in Thailand.

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Organized by the Association for Cultural Studies (ACS), Crossroads conference is now held every two years in different parts of the world: Birmingham in UK, Illinois in US, Istanbul in Turkey and Kingston in Jamaica.

Hosted by Lingnan University and organized by its Department of Cultural Studies and Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme

One of the keynote speakers from 2010 was Tony Bennett, no not the singer (unfortunately, love the music) but theProfessor of Sociology at the Open University and a Professorial Fellow in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. The word is that that Mr. Bennett will be moving to the University of Western Sydney in 2010 as Professor of Social and Cultural Theory in the Centre for Cultural Research.

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