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Personal profile
Name in Chinese
許定欣
Biography
Isaac Hui obtained his BA and PhD from the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of Volpone’s Bastards: Theorising Jonson’s City Comedy (Edinburgh UP, 2018), and has published a range of articles on Ben Jonson, Shakespeare, comedy, and on studies of English translation of Chinese literature. His current research projects examine the translation and imitation of classical literature (such as Horace, Juvenal and Seneca) in early modern English literature, and the translation of Chinese literature as world literature.
Research interests
Early Modern English Literature, Chinese Literature as world literature, Literary and Cultural Theory, Translation Theory
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Using translation to promote cross‐linguistic and cross‐cultural awareness in the community
LUNG, W. C. R., HUI, T. Y. I., LIANG, W., BAI, L., STERK, D. C. & LIN, Q.
1/06/21 → 30/11/23
Project: Other Knowledge Transfer
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Transgelism: Promoting the Concept and Good Practices of Chinese-English Translation in Chinese-speaking Communities
HUI, T. Y. I., LUNG, W. C. R., LIANG, W., CHEUNG, Y. K., TANG, K. L. & TONG, M. J.
10/06/19 → 9/06/21
Project: Other Knowledge Transfer
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Translation and Writing in Early Modern Literature (十六十七世紀英國文學中翻譯和創作的關係)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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From Local to Global : on the Translation of Comedies of Stephen Chow
HUI, I., 21 Apr 2023.Research output: Other Conference Contributions › Presentation
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From Derrida to Lacan : On the relationship between translation, tragedy and comedy through the works of Shakespeare
HUI, I., 13 Jun 2022.Research output: Other Conference Contributions › Presentation
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Imitation and Narcissism in Ben Jonson’s Cynthia’s Revels
HUI, T. Y. I., 3 Mar 2022.Research output: Other Conference Contributions › Presentation
Prizes
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LU Research Output Excellence Award 2019
HUI, Ting Yan Isaac (Recipient), Apr 2019
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
Activities
- 4 Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Global China Meets Digital Africa : Technology Translation as a Framework
Miao LU (Speaker) & Isaac HUI (Moderator)
1 Mar 2023Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Disorders of Self-Experience
Adam BRADLEY (Speaker) & Isaac HUI (Moderator)
26 Apr 2023Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Chelsia, Jackie, A Better Tomorrow, and the Hong Kong Syndrome in South Korea
Sangjoon LEE (Speaker) & Isaac HUI (Moderator)
1 Mar 2023Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
Press/Media
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《老婦還鄉記》一群好演員進行一場悖謬的人性討論｜何故專欄 Prof Isaac Hui writes review in the theatre brochure of ‘The Visit’
22/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer