Environmental Cultural Studies
Research Statement
The climate and biodiversity crises are not only scientific and political problems; they are cultural ones. How societies imagine nature, narrate loss, assign value to other species, and picture possible futures shapes what action becomes thinkable. The Environmental Cultural Studies cluster examines these cultural dimensions of ecological change, drawing on cultural studies, media studies, the environmental humanities, and multispecies scholarship.
Our work is grounded in Hong Kong's distinctive environments: its country parks, coastlines, urban ecologies, and contested peripheries, and connects them to regional and planetary questions. Current research spans multispecies relations and insect cultures, citizen science and community biodiversity mapping, eco-cinema and environmental documentary, and the role of storytelling, film, and public programming in environmental awareness. The cluster is committed to research that leaves the campus: our projects involve field-based public programmes, student-led initiatives, and collaborations with community and conservation partners.
Biodiversity Mapping in Southern Lantau
A community-engaged mapping project documenting biodiversity in Southern Lantau, combining field research with public engagement. Public eco-tours are scheduled for November–December 2026; details and registration will be announced on the Events page.
Eco-Film Club
A student-led film club screening and discussing environmental cinema, supported by the Centre.
Attuning the Human–Nature Entanglements: Re-storying more-than-human Hong Kong in the eco-filmmaking of Frigatefilms
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Multispecies research strand.
Cluster members are developing published research on insect cultures and multispecies relations, with recent and forthcoming work in Cultural Studies and Social Text.
Partners: Greenpeace East Aisa, Frigatefilms