About the Talk如果現正在圖書館舉辦的畫展「故事的色彩」已俘虜您的心，那您更不能錯過梁媛媛的讀書會。梁媛媛將介紹她的新作《藍月亮》，以及她早前的三部創作:《心願》、《失落的微笑》、《回憶頌》， 更會揭開Oowa的故事背後的意義。　脫離銀行業，轉為全職藝術家，實現兒時的單純夢想；受幾米所啟發，選擇以繪本作為創作媒介，當中面對和克服種種困難；以及赴波士頓學院當交流生，期間接觸印象派大師莫內，啟發她日後的繪畫風格；梁媛媛將會與大家分享她獨特又富於色彩的 創作旅程。　繪本於讀書會即場發售，歡迎向作者索取親筆簽名。　 　出席此讀書會的同學可獲HLTH1010課程中"Activities"單元的"Wellness and Personal Enrichment" 一小時學習時數。同學須於入場及離場時出示學生證以作記錄。名額有限，請報名留座。About the Author梁媛媛﹙Jeanie﹚熱愛藝術和繪畫，希望以筆下的色彩觸動別人的心靈。於香港土生土長，在香港科技大學工商管理系畢業後，隨即投身銀行業。工作數年後，才發現自己最愛藝術創作，更於二零零九年毅然辭掉穩定工作， 全心全意投入繪畫創作 。雖然她從未正式修讀藝術課程，但仍決意堅持追尋夢想，立志成為全職畫家。二零一零年，她設計的角色「Oowa」正式面世，並相繼推出繪本作品及舉行展覽。梁媛媛的作品多以探索內心世界為主，以色彩傳達愛，並以筆觸帶領觀眾一同走向她的內心深處如有查詢，請聯絡 何小姐 (2358-6707)。

About the Talk Professor Sautman will discuss his book, which examines international discourses about China-in-Africa using as a focus the 2011 Human Rights Watch (HRW) study of labor abuses at copper mining firms in Zambia (parent owned the (SOE) China Nonferrous Metal Mining Co.). He will also cover common myths about China role in Africa and share some experiences on conducting China-Africa research on-site.About the AuthorBoth a political scientist (PhD, Columbia University) and a lawyer (JD, UCLA; LLM NYU), Professor Sautman has taught at HKUST since 1993. His classes have covered the subjects of international law, China/US relations, contemporary China, and ethnicity and nationalismTwo of his main research areas are ethnic politics in China, and China-Africa links (political economy, labor rights, migration and interactions between Chinese and Africans, representations and perceptions of China and Chinese in Africa, etc.).For enquiries, please contact Victoria Caplan at 2358-6756.

About the TalkThe research on footwear is multidisplinary. In his book, The Science of Footwear, Prof. Goonetilleke brings together high-quality contributions from designers, biomechanists, ergonomists, engineers, podiatrists, and scientists from industry and academia. It provides a holistic view of this topic which is intriguing, yet closely relating to our everyday life. In this talk, Professor Goonetilleke will use non-technical language to discuss the importance of the design and matching of footwear in promoting people’s well-being.The Science of Footwear is available from the Library as print book as well as electronic book (call number: TS990 .S334 2013).About the AuthorProf. Goonetilleke of HKUST’s IELM department is an expert on ergonomics. He invented the first intelligent seat. As a consultant, he worked with companies like Procter and Gamble, GM, Dow, Motorola, Honeywell and many more in establishing ergonomic controls. He was also a developer of the first PC based human modelling package, Mannequin, and led the Human Factors research group at Nike in Oregon to develop high-performance footwear.For enquiry, please contact Gabi Wong at 2358-6782. 

About the TalkAfter the 1949 revolution, Chairman Mao famously proclaimed that "women hold up half the sky". During the early years of the PRC, the Communist Party worked to transform gender relations. However, some of women's past gains are being eroded in China's post-socialist era. Using the example of the recently popular trope in the media of "Leftover Women" ( 剩女) Dr. Hong Fincher shows how there has been a roll-back in women's rights relative to men; and at the same time, how this relates to how many women have not been able to benefit from the recent economic gains (especially in real estate) resulting from "reform and opening".The book has been featured in the New York Times, The Economist, The Guardian, Financial Times, Publishers Weekly, LA Review of Books, Wall Street Journal, and more media outlets.It is available in the Library (HQ 1237.5 .C5 H66 2014) About the Author Dr. Hong Fincher received her B.A. from Harvard with high honors in East Asian Languages and Civilizations. After receiving her M.A. from Stanford, she worked as a journalist on Chinese and Asian affairs (receiving many awards for her broadcast and video reporting). She is the first American to receive a Ph.D. from Tsinghua University’s Department of Sociology (July 2014). She works here at HKUST, in the Division of Social Science.For enquiries, please contact Victoria Caplan at 2358-6756.

座談會簡介古今中外，不少政權都是透過不同的形式來展示其威望及權力，包括宏偉的新首都、強大的軍力、壯觀的遊行、廣闊的大道、巨型的建築物和嚴肅的紀念碑。中共建國後的首要任務正是改建北京城。五十年代首都進行了大規模的改造，豎立了不少矚目的新地標，使北京的市容起了巨大的變化。《地標：北京的空間政治》 (索書號: DS795.8.A2 H86 2011) 是一本政治文化史著作，「空間政治」所指的並非是地理變革，或單純探討建築物的坐向，而是探討政治的地域布局， 及廣義的看政治與地理之間的互動、衝突和影響，藉此瞭解中共政權如何利用城市空間和建築物的設計來樹立其威信。作者簡介洪教授專研現代中國文化史，其研究範疇包括當代儀式與政治、通俗與民間文化、政治空間及歷史等。他的研究成果，刊於眾多期刊、論文和書籍，近年的著作包括《地標：北京的空間政治》和 Maos New World: Political Culture in the Early Peoples Republic (Call Number: DS777.56 .H85 2011)。 如有查詢，請聯絡 Gabi Wong (2358-6782)。