Project Description

Dr. CHEUK Ka Chi Michael
卓嘉智博士
MPhil HKBU, PhD SOAS
Lecturer
+852 2768 5735
Biography
I am Lecturer in English and Comparative Literature at The Open University of Hong Kong. After joining OUHK in 2018, I completed a PhD in Chinese Studies at SOAS University of London. I am also the Principal Investigator of the HKRGC-FDS funded project “Escaping Prestige: The Transmedia Aesthetics of Gao Xingjian’s Post-Nobel Works” (UGC/FDS16/H09/19).
Teaching Areas & Research Interests
- World Literature
- Chinese and Theatre Studies
- Chinese-language hip hop
- Gao Xingjian
Academic & Professional Experience
Sep 18-Present School of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University of Hong Kong
Lecturer in Comparative and English Literature
Sep 17- Jul 18 Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, SOAS University of London
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Sep 12- Jun 14 Community College, University of Hong Kong
Lecturer (Part-time)
Selected Publications
Book Chapters
- Cheuk, Michael Ka Chi. “The Low Mays and the Transgression of Wo Lei Fei Fei.” _For The Culture: Hip Hop and the Fight for Social Justice_, eds Lakeyta M. Bonnette-Bailey and Adolphus G. Belk, Jr. (Under Review)
- Cheuk, Michael Ka Chi. “The Language of Trauma in Gao Xingjian’s Selected Short Stories.” _Trauma, Memory, and Healing in Asian Literature and Culture_, ed. Sharanya Jayawickrama. (Accepted)
- Cheuk, Michael Ka Chi. “The ‘Lazy’ Element: LMF and the Localization of Hip Hop Authenticity.” _Cultural Conflict in Hong Kong: Angles on a Coherent Imaginary_, eds. Jason S Polley, Vinton Poon, Lian-hee Wee. Singapore: Palgrave, 2018. 149-66.
Journal Articles
- Cheuk, Michael Ka Chi. “Understanding Gao Xingjian’s Exile.” (Journal of British Association for Chinese Studies, Under Review)
- Cheuk, Michael Ka Chi. “Life’s a (Confucian) Struggle: A Confucian Reading of Shawn Sung’s ‘Life’s a Struggle.’” (China Perspectives, Under Review)
Selected Professional & Community Services
- Contributor, Time Out Hong Kong, https://timeout.com/hong-kong
- Contributor, The Theatre Times, https://thetheatretimes.com/