Approaching the Unrepresentable Through Art and Cultural Theory
Art is a form of representation. What does it represent? Does it serve more than just representing the representable? Can art be more interesting if it helps us to think of the unrepresentability? Or, to follow Roland Barthes, how possible can the task of art unexpress the expressible? How can cultural theory help to approach these questions set in this course? On the subject of God, power, body, and modernity, we compare art with literature, marital art, and theory. This is the twelfth course of the lecture series of art and cultural theory. It builds on the previous discussions, and at the same time, it is a standalone one. No prior knowledge is needed, except sapere aude: in this course, the courage to face the unknown.
Tutor
Dr. Fong Ho Yin
Dr. FONG Ho Yin teaches literary and cultural studies at various tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. He is writing a book tentatively entitled “Walking Everyday Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Taipei in Literary and Cultural Studies”. He received a PhD degree in Comparative Literature at the University of Hong Kong in 2007.
| Period | 4 November to 25 November 2024 (every Monday) |
| Time | 7:30-9:30pm |
| No. of Lesson | 4 |
| Fee | HK$1,890 |
| Level | Beginner |
| Language | Cantonese supplementary with English |
| Course Code | ASSC-486B–R |
| Age | 16+ |
| Entry Requirement | N/A |
| Venue | 10/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre |
