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[READING RESPONSE 2] L7 Oh No, There Goes Tokyo

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“What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger.”——Friedrich Nietzsche Since World War II, Tokyo seems to be more often depicted as the object of destruction, which may related to Tokyo’s historical disaster experience, reflecting Japan’s postwar society’s trauma and uneasy emotions about war and nuclear weapons. Japanese films and movies reflect the state of mind of the Japanese people to a certain extent – a contradictory state of mind that combines pessimism and optimism. On the one hand, the scars that the war has burned on them and the horror and darkness of the movie image can be seen as a

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Cat Links 2024 Blog, Lecture 6: Housing Stories

[READING RESPONSE #2] In Search of the Ghostly in Context by Cheung

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In the chapter titled “In Search of the Ghostly in Context,” Cheung offers an insightful analysis of space-time dislocation. He critiques governmental inaction in public housing conditions, addresses the struggles faced by the lower and middle working classes, and extends his discussion to the wider socio-political landscape in Hong Kong during its era of transition, through which he skillfully employed the symbolism of the ‘ghost’ and cinematic techniques. Cheung conveys themes of marginalization, homelessness, and despair among Hong Kong’s working class in Chan’s films though employing subtle language and symbolism. Specifically, the depiction of houses as ‘prison houses’ and the

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Cat Links 2024 Blog, Lecture 6: Housing Stories

Lecture6: Housing stories — reflection

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Family rituals in Singapore are solemn and filled with remembrance and warmth; the son originally did not agree to digging up the grave and removing the bones, wanting to follow the tradition of saying that ancestors are buried in the ground, and that parents absorb the spirit of the earth to protect their children and grandchildren. They braved the rain to dig out the bones buried underground and carefully cleaned them so that their parents could be buried together with their brother, which reflects a kind of respect for the deceased as well as good wishes.

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Reflection of Lecture 6: Moving House

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There are many people in a traditional family for many generations especially in the countryside of China, meaning that a person may have a lot of siblings as well as many relatives. And it is also a tradition for the whole family to worship their ancestors together. They also pay attention to the feng shui of the place and the metaphorical meaning behind something or somewhere. I think even today with the rapid development of technology which may bring a result of the disappearance of such a culture or the physical place where the tradition of the culture happens, we

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Cat Links 2024 Blog, Fieldwork

Field work: Vanishing City: Hawker Stalls

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Youtube link: https://youtu.be/mAoBVGyx5Wk Transcript: F: Hello, welcome back to another series of old vs new Hong Kong! I am Fathima and this is Angie, A:  Today we’ll be discussing Hong Kong’s charms in the old local neighbourhood of Mong Kok.  F:  Hong Kong itself is a beauty and it has created new and old stuff. We shall talk about one of the places of Mongkok today, Shanghai street. A: A well-known thoroughfare among Hongkongers is Shanghai Street, which is lined with eateries and hawker stalls. From newly constructed, contemporary buildings to antique shophouses.  F: The hawker stalls that you mentioned

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Cat Links Workshop 2: Dreamland Film Screening + Director's Chat

Question for Director Chen

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I really like the way that you used the mirrors or glasses to reflect the face of the characters or the image of buildings in the newly constructed city. May I know how did you discover these angles or objects to do such effects? Did you actually went to the sites and jot down the ways that the camera should be placed before filming the scenes? Or, you just simply improvised the film?

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[FIELDWORK REPORT] Youyuan Lin, Ziyi He, Stefania korolkova

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YouTube Link:  https://youtu.be/XmA8G7EkMHw?feature=shared   He Ziyi 3035864003 Lin Youyuan 3036278043 Stefaniia Korolkova 3036276681   Transcript (946 Words)    Andi:  Welcome, listeners, to our podcast, where we delve into the revitalization of Graham Street Market, a historic wet market in Central. My name is Andi and I am joined by my co-host Stefania. For years, this bustling market has been an integral part of Hong Kong’s rich cultural fabric, weaving its way through the city’s core. However, as with any dynamic cityscape, Graham Street Market is not immune to change. Amidst its lively ambiance, there’s an unmistakable sense of impending transformation.

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Field work broadcast-Vanishing building: the General Post Office

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You Tube video link: v(15) fieldwork broadcast CCHU9034 – YouTube   Transcript: Liu (00:00) Good evening, I’m Liu Mingyao. Wong (00:03) I’m Wong Tsz Cheuk. Liu (00:04) Yeah. Today we are going to talk about the CCHU 9034s board cast, and we are going to revisiting the significant, yet controversial transformation of Hong Kong’s Central district, where a very old building have 50 years old history, which is a general post office, landing in Central, is going to be demolished. Wong (00:27) Yes, Liu. It’s a part of the border the redevelopment plan aiming to transform the Central into a

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[Fieldwork Report] Zhang Yifan & Chen Xingcheng

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    In this video, we will introduce the Sam Yee Kwan Shrine by giving the basic information of it, explaning the reason of why it is fading away, demonstrating its past and present,  showing the impacts brought by its disapperance, and also giving out the measures which has been taken so far. Now please enjoy our video. F：Tucked away in the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong’s urban jungle in Central is an unassuming historical treasure – the Sam Yee Kwan Shrine to the God of the Land. This ancient temple at the end of a lane in Wo

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