About the Event
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library
8th Floor, Robarts Library, University of Toronto (130 St. George St.)
What does love have to do with politics? 💬
Join us for an insightful book talk with Dr. Ting Guo as she discusses her new book on how love (愛 ai) has shaped political discourse in modern China and Hong Kong—from nationalistic slogans like “愛國愛港” (Love China, Love Hong Kong) to the growing use of parental metaphors by leaders such as Carrie Lam and John Lee.
The lecture will be chaired by Dr. Erin Y. Huang, Assistant Professor, East Asian Studies, U of T
RSVP at: chk.library@utoronto.ca
About the Speaker
Dr. Ting Guo is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong. She focuses on religion, gender, and politics in the transnational Sinophone world and has most recently co-edited a special issue on religion and social movements in Hong Kong in the Journal of Asian Studies. She is writing her first book Politics of Love: Religion, Secularism, and Love as a Political Discourse in Modern China. She co-hosts a podcast called "in-betweenness" (@shichapodcast).