The talk by Associate Professor Walter Hsu (National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan) focused on the adaptation by the theatre group Contemporary Legend of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. By looking at the group's acting, staging and directing choices, Dr. Hsu discussed how this adaptation departs from Shakespeare’s original play. He also discussed what cross-cultural connotations it might ...

The Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies (ICCS) hosted the 3rd Media Anthropology Conference (June 9-10), bringing together media anthropology academics and intellectuals from China and abroad. The conference, themed "Revisiting Global/Local Communities: Media, (Im)mobilities and (Dis)placement," generated insightful discussions that led to profound insights into a variety of topics, including m...

Professor John Cobert was appointed Honorary Fellow of the Association for Scottish Literature (ASL) in recognition of his significant contribution to Scottish literature. The conferment occurred on 21st April 2023. More information about ASL and the fellowship can be found at: https://asls.org.uk/about/honfels

Dr. Xi XU, Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature Studies, has been appointed as an evaluation & recommendation expert for AMI journal peer review by China Academy of Social Sciences Evaluation Studies (CASSES). This appointment was based on Xu's achievements in foreign literature studies. He holds this appointment until 2026