Dr. Chan Kar Yue Kelly 陳家愉博士

Department of Humanities, Language and Translation Dr. Chan Kar Yue Kelly 陳家愉博士
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Dr. CHAN Kar Yue Kelly

陳家愉博士

BA Hons (1st class) CityUHK, MA (distinction) CityUHK, PhD Edinburgh

Biography

Dr Kelly Kar Yue CHAN completed her undergraduate degree (First class honours) and her master's degree (Distinction) both in the discipline of Translation and Interpretation at the City University of Hong Kong. She then finished her PhD in Classical Chinese Literature at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. She has been teaching translation (in various fields mainly in literary translation) and subjects concerning Chinese and Western cultural studies. Currently an Associate Professor in language and translation of the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Hong Kong Metropolitan University, she teaches courses on culture and translation, and literary translation; and supervises translation and research projects for undergraduate and postgraduate students. She is also the Programme Leader of Master of Arts in Applied Translation (MAATF) and Master of Arts in Bilingual Professional Translation (MABPTF), Coordinator of Postgraduate Programmes in A&SS, person-in-charge of the IDS (Institutional Development Scheme) project “Chinese Culture in the Global Context” (2017-2019), and Principal Investigator for the RGC Matching Grant “Innovating and Inheriting Cantonese Opera Singing Styles and Schools: 1930s – 1970s” (2021-2023). She is also the Centre Director of Ina Ho Cantonese Opera Research Centre (IHCORC). Her research interests include literary translation, classical Chinese literature (poetry), and translation of Cantonese Opera.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

    • Literary Translation
    • Poetry in the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties and Their Translations
    • Poetry by Women in Premodern China
    • Translation of Cantonese Opera
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Last updated: 7 Oct 2024