Distinguished Lecture – Another China. Representations of China and the Chinese in European Comics and Graphic Novels by Professor Dr Michael Lackner

12 March 2019

Professor Dr Michael Lackner, Chair Professor of Chinese Studies at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, visited the School of Humanities and Social Science (SHSS) of HSUHK and delivered a Distinguished Lecture on “Another China. Representations of China and the Chinese in European Comics and Graphic Novels” on 12 Mar 2019. The Lecture examined a number of European comics depicting the elements of Chinese culture and the Western perceptions of China.

Professor Gilbert Fong, Provost and Professor Kwok-kan Tam, Dean of SHSS welcomed Professor Michael Lackner, Director of International Consortium for Research in the Humanities (2nd from left), Dr Yan Xu-Lackner, Director of Confucius Institute Nuremberg-Erlangen (2nd from right), and Professor Tze-ki Hon from Department of Chinese and History of City University of Hong Kong (1st from left).

Professor Gilbert Fong, Provost and Professor Kwok-kan Tam, Dean of SHSS welcomed Professor Michael Lackner, Director of International Consortium for Research in the Humanities (2nd from left), Dr Yan Xu-Lackner, Director of Confucius Institute Nuremberg-Erlangen (2nd from right), and Professor Tze-ki Hon from Department of Chinese and History of City University of Hong Kong (1st from left).

The lecture was well-received by students and academic staff.

The lecture was well-received by students and academic staff.

Professor Dr Michael Lackner used interesting examples to illustrate his idea.

Professor Dr Michael Lackner used interesting examples to illustrate his idea.