Dr Carmen K M Tong
Lecturer
3917 3956
9.11, 9/F., The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus
Carmen’s research expertise in schooling and student culture was inspired from her extensive teaching experiences in different higher education institutions in Hong Kong. Her ethnographic studies explore Hong Kong students’ sexual identities, life visions, and the dynamics of adaptation tactics in the competitive schooling environment.
Carmen is currently intrigued by the rapidly growing field of human-animal studies and their potential contribution to sociological inquiries.
PhD in Sociology
The University of Hong KongMPhil in Sociology
The University of Hong KongBSocSc in Sociology
The University of Hong KongEducation and schooling
Gender and sexualities
Self and identity
Media and cultural studies
Human-animal relationships
Good Boy!? The Dynamics of Love and Control in Pet-Keeping in Hong Kong. Project Date: 21/07/2026-20/07/2030.
Food for Thought, Food for Globe - Reduction of Meat Consumption in Hong Kong’s Schools. Funded by Knowledge Exchange Fund (KE-IP-2018/19-80) and Effective Altruism (U.S.) Fund. Project Date: 01/10/2018 - 30/05/2020.
‘Green a Difference – Reduction of Animal Consumption in Hong Kong.” Funded by Knowledge Exchange Fund (KE-IP-2017/18-66). Project Date: 01/08/2017 – 30/06/2018.
‘Size Does Matter: Reflecting Our Attitudes and Knowledge about Non-Human Animals in Urban Hong Kong.” Funded by Interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange (KE) Project Fund (KE-ID-2015/16-20). Project Date: 01/09/2016 – 30/08/2017.
Teaching resources
Sustainable relationships with animals. https://www.animals.sociology.hku.hk/
Journal articles
Tong, C. 2017. “A Chronology of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement: January 2013 – December 2014”, Education Philosophy and Theory. 6 April 2017.
Book chapters
Tong, C.K.M. 2008. ‘Being a Young Tomboy in Hong Kong – The Life and Identity Construction of Lesbian Schoolgirls’, in Fran Martin et al. ed. AsiaPacifiQueer: Rethinking Genders and Sexualities. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. pp.117-130.