Topic: Diligentia Night Talk --The Nobility of Failure
Speaker: Professor Ou-Fan Lee
Prof. Lee is currently Sin Wai Kin Professor of Chinese Culture at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, having taken early retirement from teaching at Harvard University to become a long-term Hong Kong resident.  Apart from his academic work, he has been an active participant in the Hong Kong cultural scene, having published in the past decades nearly 20 books of cultural criticism in both Chinese and English, including (in English) City Between Worlds: My Hong Kong (Harvard University Press, 2008). Among his scholarly books are Shanghai Modern: The Flowering of a New Urban Culture in China, 1930-1945 (Harvard University Press, 1999). In addition to literature, his other humanistic interests include classical music, film, and architecture. 
Time:19:00-20:30, Tuesday, 11th April
Venue: Governing Board Meeting Room, Dao Yuan Building
Language: Chinese
You are all warmly welcome.