Sing Cheung
20212025

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Dr Sing Cheung graduated with a first-class honours degree in English language education at The Education University of Hong Kong. He then obtained his Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, both in children’s literature, at the University of Cambridge.

Dr Cheung has taught courses in academic English and English literature at several institutions in Hong Kong. He joined PolyU CPCE in 2023 and served as a Visiting Lecturer in academic English. He lectured at the Department of Literature and Cultural Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong, where he was responsible for teaching Romantic literature, Victorian literature, modernist literature, and postmodernist literature. He also delivered a course in University English at the Centre for English and Additional Languages at Lingnan University.

His research interests are in the intersections of literature, pedagogy, gender studies, and posthumanism. His doctoral work focused on how contemporary children’s fantasy represents twenty-first century girlhood. His research is forthcoming in Journal of Literary Education and Papers: Explorations into Children’s Literature.

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  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality

Education/Academic qualification

Doctorate, University of Cambridge

20202024

Master, University of Cambridge

20192020

Bachelor, The Education University of Hong Kong

20142019

Keywords

  • PR English literature
  • Children's Literature
  • Young Adult Literature
  • Fantasy
  • Gender Studies
  • Posthumanism

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