Asian Dialogues with the World 2: IMAGE-MAKING IN RELATION TO CIVIL SOCIETY IN ASIA Objectives To render Asian and non-Asian image makers a platform for questioning and creating dialogues about stereotypical ways of using images of Asia in the mass media and urban culture and to test alternative strategies for challenging stereotypes. To articulate the relationship between image-making in art and culture and the values of the emerging Asian as well as global civil society and social movements. To discuss and reflect on the images of Asia within Asia and beyond Asia so as to understand the complexity of contemporary Asia under construction. Nature and Structure of Programme Other than the Opening Seminar that kicks off the Programme and is open to the public by invitation, the rest of the Programme consists of close-door group seminars and discussions. The 40 or so Asian and non-Asian participants form themselves into 4 groups and have their group seminars that include presentations and discussions in 4 separate lecture rooms. Each group is to select a member to be the facilitator to manage the group discussions and one to be the secretary to document the major issues/views/ideas raised in their discussions for reporting back to the other groups and to the organizer. List of Programmes IMAGE-MAKING IN RELATION TO CIVIL SOCIETY IN ASIA (27 - 29 July 2003) Host: Conference of Asian Foundations and Organisations (CAFO)     Organizer: Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture (HKICC)     Co-organizers: Danish Center for Culture and Development (DCCD)   Centre for Cultural Policy Research, The University of Hong Kong   Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong   Zuni Icosahedron     Sponsors: Japan Foundation Asia Centre   The Open Society Institute East East Programme: Partnership Beyond Borders   With support from The Croucher Foundation, Hong Kong       (Participants & Credits) PDF Opening Seminar Date: Sunday 27 July 2003 Time: 9:30 - 11:45 Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong Chairman: Ms Ada WONG, Chairperson, Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Keynotes: "IMAGE OF A CITY"   PDF by Mr Darwin CHEN, Chairman, Hong Kong Arts Development Council "FROM MARCO POLO TO MULAN: CHANGING CHINESE IMAGES IN THE WEST OVER TIME"   PDF by Prof Eddie C Y KUO, Professor, School of Communication & Information Nanyang Technological University, Singapore "MISSION, VALUE AND IMAGE MAKING"   PDF by Ms Anna WU, Chairperson, Equal Opportunities Commission (Hong Kong) DAY 1 Workshop Date: Sunday 27 July 2003 Time: 11:45 - 21:30 Venue: Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong Co-chair: Mr Olaf HANSENDirector, Danish Centre for Culture and Development (Copenhagen)   Mr Danny YUNGProgramme Director, Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Coordinators: Mr Steven PANG, CAFO-HK & Ms May FUNG, HKICC Presentation 1: "TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO ASIA ?COLONIAL/ MODERN?" by Torben BRANDT, Head of "Image of Asia" Media Exchange Programme (Copenhagen) Group Seminar 1: Review of present situation and sources of images in Asia DAY 2 Workshop Date: Monday 28 July 2003 Time: 9:30 - 19:30 Venue: Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong Presentation 2: "WOMEN / SLIMMING / CITY" by Lisa LEUNG, Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural Studies, Lingnan University Group Seminar 2: Critique of the present situation/images produced from different sources ?social and cultural values of images Group Seminar 3: Critique of the present situation/images produced from different sources ?progressive and repressive images Presentation 3: by Kean WONG, BBC World Service/ editorial consultant (Malaysia) Group Seminar 4: Alternatives to the present situation/other sources for creating or producing new images ?alternative approaches, alternative networks, alternative courses of action DAY 3 Workshop Date: Tuesday 29 July 2003 Time: 9:30 - 13:45 Venue: Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong Presentation 4: "ENDORSEMENT: THE SHARED IMAGES" by Nancy WANG , Board Member of The Media Watch Foundation (Taiwan) Group Seminar 5: Way forward for Programmeming and advocacy strategies on image making in Asia towards developing a transnational civil society Summary report and discussion on all the issues/views/ suggestions raised in all the group discussions.