Dorothy: Thesis Outline

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Topic

Main argument

How to explore the idea of colonial archive with film/moving image?

Introduction

Background

Before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, most of the sensitive government files related to the colonial rule were being shipped to United Kingdom. Under the twenty-year rule (or thirty-year rule before the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010), most of these files are being released for public access in National Archives in London. This thesis would look at the political and personal aspects of the archives, as well as possible ways to explore these aspects through moving image and film.

Thesis statement

Body

Reflection of Hong Kong colonial archives

Short introduction of Hong Kong colonial archives

Personal experiences with Hong Kong colonial archives

Visual Representation of archival material in films/moving image works

In form of tactile material

In form of video material

Reflection of the idea of archives in films/moving image works

As a political criticism

As an expression of personal memory

Conclusion

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