April LiuDr. April Liu completed her PhD at the University of British Columbia in 2012, with a specialization in Chinese art history. Liu has served as the Curator of Public Programs and Engagement at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC and as an instructor in he Critical and Cultural Studies Department at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, teaching courses on Asian art, visual culture, and global modernity. She has organized numerous festivals, arts programs, and research projects involving the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Asia and Canada, and served as an expert consultant for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage section in 2016. Her current research interests include Cantonese Opera, contemporary Asian art, critical approaches to intangible cultural heritage, and the visualization of heritage and memory amongst Asian diasporas. Read More Read Less