Staff Profile

Dr. Lo Man Chi Christine 盧敏芝博士

BA (First Class Hons) CUHK, MPhil CUHK, PhD CUHK

Assistant Professor
School of Arts and Social Sciences

Biography

Dr Lo Man-chi is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities, Language and Translation, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University. She received her Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours), Master of Philosophy, and Doctor of Philosophy in Chinese Language and Literature from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include modern and contemporary Chinese literature, Sino-Japanese literary relations, and Hong Kong literature. She is the author of Tian Han and Taisho Tokyo: The Cultural Experiences of Public Spheres and the Formation of New Women (2020). She serves as the Principal Investigator for the RGC Faculty Development Scheme projects titled "'Shanghai fever': Japanese travel writers and modern Chinese writers in the 1920s" and "Tian Han, the Le Midi Movement, and the Cultural Salon in 1920s Shanghai: Bohemianism and Transcultural Modernity". Her research papers have been published widely in leading academic journals such as Journal of Theatre Studies, Chung Wai Literary, Journal of Taiwan Literature Studies, Sino-Humanitas, Journal of Chinese Studies, Tsing Hua Journal of Chinese Studies, Modern Chinese Literature, Journal of Chinese Literature, Twenty-First Century, and Journal of Chinese Literary Studies.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
Sino-Japanese Literary Relations
Hong Kong Literature

Academic & Professional Experience

Principal Investigator, Faculty Development Scheme, "'Shanghai fever': Japanese travel writers and modern Chinese writers in the 1920s," Research Grants Council (Project Ref. No.: UGC/FDS16/H27/23).

Principal Investigator, Faculty Development Scheme, "Tian Han, the Le Midi Movement, and the Cultural Salon in 1920s Shanghai: Bohemianism and Transcultural Modernity," Research Grants Council (Project Ref. No.: UGC/FDS16/H05/20).

Principal Investigator, Fund of President's Advisory Committee on Research and Development, "A Study of City Magazine and Hong Kong Literature (1976-1999)," Hong Kong Metropolitan University (Project Ref. No.: 2020/1.14).

Principal Investigator, Publication Grant, "Tian Han and Taisho Tokyo: The Cultural Experience of Public Spheres and the Formation of New Women," Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

Selected Publications

Books

LO Man-chi (2020). Tian Han and Taisho Tokyo: The Cultural Experience of Public Spheres and the Formation of New Women 田漢與大正東京：公共空間的文化體驗與新女性的形構. Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Book Company (Hong Kong) Limited. 278pp.

Book Chapters

LO Man-chi (2022). "Colonial Critique and Reflections on War: On the Image Metaphors of Japanese Ballads in Chang Kuei Hsing's Wild Boars Cross the River" (殖民批判與戰爭反思——論張貴興《野豬渡河》中日本歌謠的意象隱喻). In The Faculty of Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University (Eds.), The Collection of Commentaries of the 8th Dream of the Red Chamber Award: Chang Kuei Hsing's Wild Boars Cross the River" 第八屆紅樓夢獎評論集：張貴興《野豬渡河》. Hong Kong: Infolink Publishing Ltd., pp. 187–201.
LO Man-chi (2017). "Recreation of Classical Chinese Drama and Reconstruction of Historical Discourse: On Liang Qichao's The New Roman Legend and Tian Han's The New Peach Blossom Fan as Adaptations of Kong Shangren's The Peach Blossom Fan" (古典戲曲的再造與時代話語的重構——論梁啟超《新羅馬傳奇》和田漢《新桃花扇》對孔尚任《桃花扇》的改編). In Li Yuyang (Ed.), Reconstruction of the Era and Recreation of the Classics (Late Qing and Republican Era, 1872-1949) 時代重構與經典再造（晚清與民國卷．1872-1949）. New Taipei City: Huamulan Culture Press Co., Ltd., pp. 865-879.

Journal Articles

LO Man-chi (2025). "On the Theological Elements and Ideological Connotations in Ted Chiang's Fiction" (論姜峯楠小說中的神學元素和思想內涵). Newsletter for Science Fiction Studies 科幻研究通訊 5:1, 44-48.
LO Man-chi (2024). "Posthuman and Artificial Intelligence: On the Intertextuality and Experimentation in Chow Yiu-fai's Lyrics" (後人類與人工智能——論周耀輝歌詞的互文性與實驗性). O-square: Literary and Cultural Journal 方圓：文學及文化專刊 23, 122-130.
LO Man-chi (2022). "On Tian Han's Le Midi Little Theatre Movement and its Relationship with Tsukiji Shōgekijō" (論田漢的南國小劇場運動與築地小劇場的淵源). Journal of Theatre Studies 戲劇研究 (Taipei: Department of Drama and Theatre, National Taiwan University) 30, 37-72. (THCI Core - Tier 1)
LO Man-chi (2022). "The Language of Paradox and Vernacular Experiment: An Analysis of Yu Kwang-chung's Humorous Prose and its Significance in Chinese Literary History" (悖論語言與白話文實驗——略論余光中的幽默散文及其文學史意義). Journal of Chinese Literary Studies 文學論衡 (Hong Kong: The Chinese Language Society of Hong Kong Ltd) 39&40, 79-90.
LO Man-chi (2021). "Writing China from a Local Perspective: The Hongkongness and the Intertextuality of Chan Koon-chung's Times of Prosperity: China, 2013" (中國書寫中的本土視野：論陳冠中《盛世：中國．2013年》中的香港性與互文性). Chung Wai Literary 中外文學 (Taipei: Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University) 50:3, 121-151. (THCI Core - Tier 1, ESCI)
LO Man-chi (2021). "Theatre and Politics: Tian Han and Tokyo's Kanda" (戲劇與政治——田漢與東京神田). O-square: Literary and Cultural Journal 方圓：文學及文化專刊 8, 133-143.
LO Man-chi (2021). "Women, Globalization, (Anti-) Utopia: A Preliminary Discussion on Hong Kong Mystery Novelist Mannshin" (女性．全球化．（反）烏托邦——香港推理小說作家文善初論). Hong Kong Literary 香港文學 434, 105-111.
LO Man-chi (2020). "On Hong Shen's Reception of George Bernard Shaw and its Relationship with the History of Modern Chinese Drama" (論洪深對蕭伯納的接受及其與中國現代戲劇史的關係). Sino-Humanitas 人文中國學報 (Hong Kong: Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University) 31, 185-219. (CSSCI, THCI Core - Tier 1)
LO Man-chi (2020). "The Literary Field of Taiwan and the 'Canonisation' of Wong Bik-wan's Fiction"(台灣文學場域與黃碧雲小說的「經典化」). Journal of Taiwan Literary Studies 台灣文學研究學報 (Tainan: National Museum of Taiwan Literature) 31, 233-276. (THCI Core - Tier 1)
LO Man-chi (2019). "'The Artistic Socialism': Tian Han, Le Midi Movement, and the Practice of Aestheticism in the Vision of Leftist Cosmopolitanism" (「藝術的社會主義」——田漢、南國運動與左翼世界主義視野下的唯美主義藝術實踐). Journal of Chinese Studies 中國文化研究所學報 (Hong Kong: Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) 68, 109-135. (CSSCI)
LO Man-chi (2015). "On Tian Han's Introduction, Reception and Creative Transformation of Feminist Incidents and Theories in the Taisho Period of Japan" (論田漢對日本大正時期女性事件與理論的引介、接受與創作轉化). Journal of Chinese Literature 中國文學學報 (Hong Kong: Department of Chinese Language and Literature, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Beijing: Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University) 6, 199-225. (CSSCI)
LO Man-chi (2015). "Decadence and Revolution in Café: On the Cosmopolitanism/ Internationalism and Modernity of Tian Han's Works in the 1920s" (咖啡店的頹廢與革命——論田漢二十年代作品的世界／國際主義與現代性). Tsing Hua Journal of Chinese Studies 清華學報 (Taipei: National Tsing Hua University Press) New 45:4, 665-692. (THCI Core - Tier 1)
LO Man-chi (2015). "Nation, History, Subjectivity: On Takeuchi Yoshimi's Studies of Modern Chinese Literature" (國族．歷史．主體——論竹內好的中國現代文學研究). Twenty-First Century 二十一世紀 (Hong Kong: Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) 150, 47-60. (CSSCI)
LO Man-chi (2015). "Tenderness and Violence of a Fiery Era: On the History, Leftism and Locality in Wong Bik-wan's Works" (火紅年代的溫柔與暴烈——論黃碧雲作品中的歷史、左翼與本土性). Modern Chinese Literature 中國現代文學 (Taipei: Association of the Study of Chinese Modern Literature) 27, 209-224. (THCI Core - Tier 2)
LO Man-chi (2012). "The New Drama Movement of Japan Geijutsuza and the Themes of Women's Marriage and Love in Tian Han's Early Plays" (日本藝術座的新劇運動與田漢早期劇作中的女性婚戀議題). Yunhan Xuekan 雲漢學刊 (Tainan: Department of Chinese Literature, National Cheng Kung University) 25, 185-199.

Selected Professional & Community Services

Member of Preliminary Judge Panel, The Dream of the Red Chamber Award: The World's Distinguished Novel in Chinese (紅樓夢獎：世界華文長篇小說獎).
Invited speaker, "Tian Han as a Cultural Translator: A Discussion on his Modern Experiences in Tokyo, Taisho Period" (田漢作為文化翻譯者——從大正時期東京的現代體驗說起), Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong. (2022)
Invited speaker, "Hong Kong Mystery Novels in the Past Decade" (近十年來的香港推理小說), LLLitSat. (2022)
Invited speaker, "Tracing the Footprints of Modern Chinese Writers in Tokyo" (尋找中國現代作家的東京足跡), The Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong. (2022)
Invited speaker, "Tips for preparing a successful application of Faculty Development Scheme (FDS)", the 2021/22 Workshop for Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector, University Grants Committee. (2020)
Invited speaker, "Tian Han and Tokyo in the Taisho Period of Japan", Research Center for International Japanese Studies, Hosei University 日本法政大学国際日本学研究所, Tokyo, Japan. (2019)

Modified Date: 15 Aug, 2025
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