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General Education

GED 109 Accent and Identity in Films
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to introduce the English sound system with different varieties and
accents of English in relation to identity through film analysis. Stereotypical portrayal of
characters, including social class, gender, and ethnicity, based on various accents and
language used in films will be discussed to help students understand how the media reinforce
audience’s perception of people’s identity in the society and its effects on children and adult
audience.

GED 201 Cultural Insights for Business Success
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to provide a platform for students to explore the connections between
culture and business. Through interdisciplinary investigations on the topics related to culture
and business, students would be able to analyse how business intertwined with cultural
environment. Students may have deep reflections on business and culture of Hong Kong
society after examining the topics such as culture and creative industries, culture and tourism
industry, culture and age-old business etc. The co-teaching approach aims to develop students’
interdisciplinary thinking skills in business and sociology.

GED 203 Science, Film and Fiction
1 Term; 3 Credits
How to define human when there is only a fine line between human and robot? What
does it mean when we can travel through time? What would happen if we can discard our body
and immerse ourselves into the virtual reality? Would our Earth become a dumping zone as
shown in the dystopian films? These are some of the questions humanity poses in response to
the rapid scientific and technological advancement. Through studying cultural imaginations
such as fiction, animation, and film mainly from the US and Japan, the course will encourage
students to explore these philosophical questions and discuss the ways in which science and
technology may transform human and the world, or the ways in which human and machine
may co-evolve. Informed with news and articles about the new scientific and technological
inventions, students will be engaged in the many imaginations of our future, especially as a
response to the contemporary problems. This is a course about the past, present, and future
of the human society and beyond.

GED 204 Gender/Sexuality in Literature and Films
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the issues of gender and sexuality within
modern films and literature. It will provide a comprehensive overview of socio-cultural factors
that have shaped literary and cinematic representations of gender and sexuality. Through the
discussion of a number of literary texts and movies, the course aims to stimulate philosophical
thinking on sexuality and human difference, examine forces of bias, and ultimately provoke
thought about the relationship among gender, films and literature, and culture.

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