http://hdl.handle.net/10453/35181 2026-08-25T09:50:39Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195936 Title: The Living Script. Proposing an Adaptive Practice in Humaira Bilkis’s Things I Could Never Tell My Mother (2022) Authors: Firdaus, I Abstract: This paper examines Bangladeshi filmmaker Humaira Bilkis’s feature film, Things I Could Never Tell My Mother, through genetic criticism and screenwriting theories to propose the concept of the living script: a dynamic narrative framework that evolves in response to real-time discoveries, emotional shifts, and ethical dilemmas. Bilkis’s film exemplifies this process, weaving intergenerational dialogues and confessional sequences to negotiate complex cultural and inter-religious boundaries within Bangladeshi society. By analysing early drafts, directorial notes, and an interview with the filmmaker, the study reveals how Bilkis’s narrative adapts to the contingencies of production. This fluid approach embodies a self-reflexive negotiation between storytelling and cultural discourse, engages with core debates in documentary theory, and offers a symbolic dialogue from a Global South perspective. Ultimately, the concept of the living script provides an adaptive framework for understanding screenwriting as a site of negotiation between intention, collaboration, and reality, particularly in narrative films employing documentary aesthetics. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195569 Title: Might as Knowledge: Curriculum Reform, Epistemic Authority, and the Politics of Legitimacy in Hong Kong Authors: Wong, KH 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195476 Title: The irony of Thatcher’s political miscalculation: A critical discourse historiographical analysis of British nationality classes in Hong Kong Authors: Wong, KH Abstract: This study conducts a critical discourse analysis of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s political speeches on the future of Hong Kong, tracing the origins of the tiers of British nationality established in the territory. It contrasts Thatcher’s rhetoric with the narratives of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to examine shifts in British discourse over time. The analysis highlights racial demarcation and elitist discourses during the Thatcher era, compared with the Johnson administration’s focus on shared values. The paper argues that the current British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) scheme represents a significant reversal of historical policy missteps and recommends that the British government revisit the British Nationality Selection Scheme to extend citizenship to individuals who have fought for Hong Kong’s freedoms against a totalitarian state's encroachment but remain ineligible for the BN(O) scheme. This is a timely study that addresses a pressing issue, particularly in light of the recent political jailing of 45 Hong Kong politicians who participated in the primaries ahead of the 2020 Legislative Council election. 2026-06-16T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195475 Title: Following Demosistō’s Call: Designing a UK-Based Hong Kong Referendum Authors: Wong, KH 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z