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DATE: 21 FEBRUARY 2025
TIME: 1100HRS (+8 GMT)
LOCATION: ZOOM
What were Hong Kong crime films like before they became a local, regional, and eventually global success story? How did colonial film censors influence the development of Hong Kong genre cinema, and the crime film in particular? And how can we think through the relationship between crime films and their social context? In this talk, Kristof Van den Troost will discuss these questions and other topics covered in his recent book, Hong Kong Crime Films: Criminal Realism, Censorship and Society, 1947-1986 (Edinburgh University Press, 2023).
about the speaker
Kristof VAN DEN TROOST
Kristof Van den Troost is an Assistant Professor in Chinese Studies at the Centre for China Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). His work has appeared in Screen, Asian Cinema, Asian Education and Development Studies and various edited volumes. His current research projects deal with the post-1986 history of the Hong Kong crime film, Hong Kong’s “new” New Cinema, and the historiography of Cantonese film.
about the discussant
Raymond TSANG
Raymond Tsang is a lecturer in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. His research interests include martial arts cinema, Hong Kong film and media, and revolutionary film, media, and literature.
