Klavier’s Personal Site

Hi there, I am Klavier Wong. I am a Hong Kong citizen and now I am living in Los Angeles, California, United States. I speak Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese.

I am a researcher and college teacher in subjects of media studies, journalism, social movement studies, film history, cultural industry, and digital humanities.

I am a professional digital archivist, specializing in digital preservation and audiovisual heritage archiving and preservation. I have expertise in analogue film preservation, digital preservation, and digital preservation system design. I am also a UI/UX designer specializing in facilitating accessibility of digital collections.

I am a disciplinary person.

I am a fast learner.

I am a coffee lover.

And most of all, I always embrace a strong Hong Kong identity.

2019-2021

M.A. in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation

New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY

2011-2015

Ph.D. in Communication Studies

Hong Kong Baptist University, School of Communication, Hong Kong

2013

Junior Visiting Scholar

Academia Sinica, Institute of Sociology, Taiwan

2009-2011

M.Phil. in Communication Studies

Hong Kong Baptist University, School of Communication, Hong Kong

2008-2009

M. A. in Global Communication

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Journalism and Communication, Hong Kong

2004-2008

B. B. A. in Public Relations

Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

During my graduate study (M.Phi. & Ph.D.) at Hong Kong Baptist University, I constantly served as teaching assistant and project tutor to undergraduate and post-graduate students. Courses I assisted included but not limited to: Journalism Theory, International Journalism, Mass Communication Theory, News Writing, Film History, Corporate Communication, Public Relations, Crisis Management.

In 2013-2018, I taught as Adjunct Professor at different universities. Courses I offered covered undergraduate and post-graduate levels. My teaching medium was English. Job responsibilities included but not limited to: creating syllabi, managing teaching materials, leading tutorials, guiding student projects, grading assignments, and writing teaching reports.

I am an enthusiastic, engaging, and caring teacher. I endeavor to bring to my students not only rich knowledge by combining theories and real-life case studies from home and abroad, but also critical foods for thoughts, especially in terms of controversial political issues. I am also good at designing participatory learning modules, such as initiating in-class poll with software PollEverywhere, organizing museum and archive visit, and holding in-class draw-lots to further engage students in classroom participation.

Courses I have taught during 2013-2018:

• The University of Hong Kong: “Cultural Industries and Society” (undergraduate level core subject)
• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: “Media and Society” (undergraduate level elective subject)
• Hong Kong Baptist University: “Perspectives of Media and Society” (post-graduate level core subject)
• Hong Kong Baptist University: “Journalism and Society” (undergraduate level core subject)
• Hong Kong Baptist University: “Comparative Politics on the Cinema” (undergraduate level liberal studies subject)
• The Education University of Hong Kong: “Hong Kong Film History” (post-graduate level subject for high-school teachers’ professional development program)
• The Education University of Hong Kong: “Hong Kong Social Movements” (summer school course for K11-K12 students)

2016-2018

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Academy of Hong Kong Studies (AHKS), The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• Hired as the first postdoctoral research Fellow at the AHKS, the first academy dedicated to fostering Hong Kong Studies within local tertiary institutions;
• Conducted historical research in popular culture development in Hong Kong, China, and East Asia;
• Designed curriculum for and taught career development courses for high-school teachers;
• Organized “Hong Kong Studies Annual Conferences”;
• Authored an English book Hong Kong Popular Culture: Worlding Film, TV and Pop Music (published in 2020 by Palgrave Macmillan).

2015-2016

Senior Research Assistant

School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

• Led the half-year research project “Youth Generation and Digital Communication”;
• Guided a research team (5 people) to conduct focus group interviews, survey, and research report writing.