Book & Journalism Talk
The talks in this series showcase the latest scholarly, non-fiction and journalistic publications on Hong Kong. Authors from different disciplines and journalists from different media outlets will discuss their books, reportage, and news coverage of Hong Kong.
Among the Braves: From Foreign Correspondents
to Hong Kong Media Diaspora
We will be talking with two award-winning journalists about their investigative reporting during and after the 2019 protests, as well as their new book Among the Braves
Shibani Mahtani is an international investigative correspondent for the Washington Post. She was previously the Post's Hong Kong and Southeast Asia bureau chief and a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Singapore, Yangon, and Chicago. Her Hong Kong coverage was honored with prizes including a Human Rights Press Award for an investigation into police misconduct. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Timothy McLaughlin is a prize-winning contributing writer for The Atlantic. Previously he worked for Reuters news agency. His work has also appeared in publications including WIRED, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and Prospect. He has won multiple awards for his Hong Kong coverage, including two Best in Business Awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing, and is a two-time finalist for The Livingston Award for International Reporting. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California. Mahtani and McLaughlin live in Singapore with their adopted Hong Kong village dog, Bean.
April - May, 2023
[Book Talk]
Book Talk with Angelina Chin and Cecilia Chu
[Pacific Time] May 4, 2023 6-7:30PM
Speakers: Angelina Chin, Pomona College & Cecilia Chu, University of Hong Kong
January - March, 2023
[Book Talk]
Political Censorship in British Hong Kong: Freedom of Expression and the Law (1842-1997)
[Pacific Time] January 17, 2023 6PM
[Hong Kong Time] January 18, 2023 10AM
September - December, 2022
[Book Talk]
City On The Edge &
Two Systems Two Countries
[Pacific Time] October 13, 2022 6PM
[Hong Kong Time] October 14, 2022 9AM
April - June, 2022
[Book Talk]
The Hangover after the Handover: Things, Places and Cultural Icons in Hong Kong
[Pacific Time] April 19, 2022 6PM
[Hong Kong Time] April 20, 2022 9AM
January - March, 2022
[Journalism Talk]
Finding Truth under the National Security Law:
A Journalistic Perspective
[Pacific Time] March 4, 2022 5PM
[Hong Kong Time] March 5, 2022 9AM
September - December, 2021
[Book Talk]
Made in Hong Kong
A Conversation with Peter E. Hamilton
[Pacific Time] November 2, 2021 8PM
[Hong Kong Time] November 3, 2021 11AM