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Biography
Jason Eng Hun Lee is a Senior Lecturer in English and Comparative Literature at Hong Kong Baptist University. A creative writer, scholar, performer and community advocate, his research and practice fields encompass postcolonial and diasporic Asian writing, global Shakespeares, cosmopolitan literature and theory, performance studies, and creative pedagogy. His articles have been published in Textual Practice, The Journal of Postcolonial Writing, Wasafiri, and Shakespeare. His current monograph and research project locates the “techno-cultural mobility” of text, performance, film, games and other digital artifacts across Asian Shakespeares. As a creative writer/performer, he has featured internationally in festivals across the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong. His poetry collection Beds in the East (London: Eyewear, 2019) was a finalist for the Hong Kong University Prize (2010) and runner-up for the Melita Hume Prize (2012) and he is co-editor of Where Else: An International Hong Kong Poetry Anthology (Brmingham: Verve Press, 2023). He serves as literary editor for Postcolonial Text and is chief organizer of OutLoud HK 隨言香港, Hong Kong’s longest-running poetry collective.
Research Interests
Postcolonial and Diasporic Asian Writing
Global Shakespeare
Creative Pedagogy
Performance Studies
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, English Literature, The University of Hong Kong
1 Oct 2008 → 28 Feb 2013
Award Date: 3 Dec 2014
Bachelor, English Language and Literature, University of Leeds
25 Sept 2002 → 13 Jul 2005
Award Date: 28 Jun 2005
Master, Postcolonial, Literary and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds
1 Sept 2005 → 30 Jun 2006
External positions
Asian Shakespeare Association, Executive Committee Member
1 Jul 2025 → …
Keywords
- PR English literature
- Shakespeare
- Postcolonial Literature
- Diasporic Studies
- Hong Kong Literature
- Cosmopolitanism
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Institutional and Communal Creativity: Local Discourse and English-Language Creative Writing in Hong Kong
Huen, A. & Lee, J. E. H., 19 Jun 2025, Hong Kong Studies: The Culture and Politics of Realignment. Ki, M. & Liang, W.W.-C. (eds.). Brill, p. 258–281 24 p. (Hong Kong Culture and Literature; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Hamlet at the Himalayan Border: Frontier Imaginaries in Hu Xuehua’s Prince of the Himalayas and Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider
Lee, J. E. H., 2 Apr 2024, In: Shakespeare. 20, 2, p. 301-325 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Cycling to Tai Mei Tuk
Lee, J. E. H., Apr 2023, Where Else: An International Hong Kong Poetry Anthology. Wong, J., Lee, J. E. H. & Cheng, T. T. (eds.). United Kingdom: Verve Poetry Press (UK), p. 150-151 2 p.Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Empathy, rhetoric and dramatic speech writing
Lee, J. E. H., 30 Nov 2023, The Power of Storytelling in Teaching Practices: Narratives from Hong Kong and Afar. Gui, D. A. F. & Wong, D. (eds.). 1st ed. Oxon; New York: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), p. 65-85 21 p.Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Where Else: An International Hong Kong Poetry Anthology
Wong, J. (Editor), Lee, J. E. H. (Editor) & Cheng, T. T. (Editor), 11 May 2023, United Kingdom: Verve Poetry Press (UK). 252 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book or report
Prizes
Activities
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Atelier of Healing Book Launch and Reading
LEE, J. E. H. (Speaker)
7 Aug 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Wish: Schools Poetry Contest. Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2021
LEE, J. E. H. (Speaker)
14 Nov 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Voices in Hong Kong. Poetics of Home Festival
LEE, J. E. H. (Organiser)
2 Oct 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Poetry Recitals: Humanity vs. Virus [Online recording]. The 13th Hong Kong Literature Festival
LEE, J. E. H. (Speaker)
2 Jan 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Isolation Break. New York Writers Workshop
LEE, J. E. H. (Speaker)
24 May 2020Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units