Biography

Pengshan Guo (Paris Guo), born in Hebei Province, China, and currently working in Hong Kong. Studied at School of Visual Arts, New York, U.S. from 2016 to 2020, then enrolled in the MALCS program at University of Hong Kong in 2022.

While studying in the Department of Comparative Literature, Guo’s main research interests were in Film, as well as Popular Culture. In her dissertation “Solitary Party: Subjectivity of Chinese Rock Culture in The Big Band”, Guo uses the Rock N’ Roll culture as the main text, discussing the ecological condition of the Chinese youth subject embodied in it, and evaluated a series of social predicament that the Chinese youth subject may be facing today.

Experience at MALCS

The study experience at MALCS has broadened my academic knowledge and helped me gain a deeper understanding of cultural studies as a discipline. MALCS program offered us the opportunity to study a wide variety of texts and cultural phenomena, and through the research and studies, I was able to gain a deep appreciation for critical thinking and learn from various mentors the importance of respecting the text itself.

Additionally, on top of the more traditional academic studies, this program also included some more practical courses, and the skills I learned from them have helped me with some of my career development after graduation.

MALCS program offered us the opportunity to study a wide variety of texts and cultural phenomena, and through the research and studies, I was able to gain a deep appreciation for critical thinking and learn from various mentors the importance of respecting the text itself.