The University of Hong Kong 
Dr Carmen K M Tong
Lecturer
ckmtong@hku.hk
+852 3917 4641
Biography
Carmen’s research expertise in schooling and student culture was inspired from her extensive teaching experiences in different higher education institutions in Hong Kong. Her ethnographic studies explore Hong Kong students’ sexual identities, life visions, and the dynamics of adaptation tactics in the competitive schooling environment.
Carmen is currently intrigued by the rapidly growing field of human-animal studies and their potential contribution to sociological inquiries.
Courses taught
CCHU9012 (1st semester) Body, beauty and fashion
SOCI2019 (2nd semester) Modern culture and lifestyles
SOCI2080 (1st semester) Media and culture in modern societies
SOCI4095 (1st semester) Capstone project in sociology
SOCI4096 (1st semester) Capstone project in criminology
SOCI4098 (1st semester) Capstone project in media and cultural studies
SOCI8027 (1st semester) Body, intimacy and sexuality
SOCI8030 (Full-year course) Capstone Project in Media, Culture and Creative Cities
Some we love, some we eat: Human-animal relationships in the global marketplace
Education
PhD in Sociology
The University of Hong Kong
MPhil in Sociology
The University of Hong Kong
BSocSc in Sociology
The University of Hong Kong
Research interests
Education and schooling
Gender and sexualities
Self and identity
Media and cultural studies
Human-animal relationships
Current research
‘Green a Difference – Reduction of Animal Consumption in Hong Kong.” Funded by Knowledge Exchange Fund (KE-IP-2017/18-66). Project Date: 01/08/2017 – 30/06/2018.
‘Size Does Matter: Reflecting Our Attitudes and Knowledge about Non-Human Animals in Urban Hong Kong.” Funded by Interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange (KE) Project Fund (KE-ID-2015/16-20). Project Date: 01/09/2016 – 30/08/2017.
Selected publications
Journal articles
Tong, C. 2017. “A Chronology of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement: January 2013 – December 2014”, Education Philosophy and Theory. 6 April 2017.
Book chapters
Tong, C.K.M. 2008. ‘Being a Young Tomboy in Hong Kong – The Life and Identity Construction of Lesbian Schoolgirls’, in Fran Martin et al. ed. AsiaPacifiQueer: Rethinking Genders and Sexualities. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. pp.117-130.