Ryan Choi
Thesis title: Collaborationism in Wartime Hong Kong: The Cultural Production of Hanjian (Traitors) under Japanese Occupation, 1941–1945
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Background
Ryan Choi is a PhD candidate who holds a dual bachelor’s degree in Chinese and Language Education from the University of Hong Kong, as well as a master’s degree in Chinese Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
Qualifications
MA, Chinese Studies, SOAS University of London, 2020.
BA & BEd, Chinese and Language Education, University of Hong Kong, 2019.
Responsibilities & affiliations
Member of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS)
Member of the British Association for Chinese Studies (BACS)
Member of the Hong Kong Archives Society (HKAS)
Undergraduate teaching
Tutor in Modern East Asian History B
Tutor in Modern China in Literature and Film B
Current research interests
Ryan Choi's research examines the notion of hanjian (漢奸) primarily within the framework of the Japanese occupation of East Asian regions, specifically Hong Kong, as well as its legacy in the post-war period following Japan’s surrender. His current research focuses on the textual and visual materials produced by Hong Kong’s cultural collaborators, such as Ye Lingfeng and Lu Mengshu, who oversaw all major propagandistic publications during the occupation.Past research interests
Ryan Choi’s previous research interests have centred on the study of Sinophone literature, with a particular focus on modern and contemporary literature from Hong Kong and Taiwan.Project activity
2024 - 2025 Conselleria de Educació, Cultura, Universidades y Empleo, 'Transnational War-time Memories in East Asian Visual Culture' (Generalitat Valenciana CIGE/2023/066)
Past project grants
2024 Visiting Scholar Scheme, Hong Kong History Centre at University of Bristol
Papers delivered
〈日占香港時期文學的合作通敵：論葉靈鳳《書淫艷異錄》〉，第三十屆「金聲研討會」，台灣：國立中央大學，2023 年10 月21 日。('Collaboration and Collusion: A Study of Ye Lingfeng's Bibliophile's Erotic and Strange Records', National Central University, Taiwan, 21 October 2023.)
'Collaborationist Literature in Wartime Hong Kong: Ye Lingfeng’s Role as a Literary Producer under Japanese Occupation (1941–1945)', British Association for Chinese Studies Annual Conference, King’s College London, 8 September 2023.