Dr Kin-Long Tong
Faculties, departments and locations
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Journalism, Publishing and Media
- School of Creative and Cultural Industries
- Kingston School of Art at Penrhyn Road
Lecturer in Publishing
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
Dr Kin-Long Tong is a Lecturer in Publishing at Kingston University. He holds a PhD from University College London’s Department of Information Studies, where his research examined independent publishing and grassroots knowledge production in postcolonial Hong Kong. His academic background is rooted in both publishing and information studies, with previous professional experience at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library and two independent publishers, SEE Network and CUP Media. His work explores themes of publishing practices, media activism, and alternative knowledge infrastructures.
Alongside his teaching and research, Kin-Long remains actively involved in community-led publishing and archival projects across the UK diaspora. He is a contributor to Hong Kong Book Share, a decentralized book-sharing platform for the UK-Hong Kong community, and has collaborated with exhibitions and initiatives highlighting print and archival activism. His work has been featured in journals such as International Journal of Heritage Studies, Sociological Forum, ZINES, and Journal of Librarianship and Information Science.
He is also the contributing editor for Translator Magazine.
Qualifications
- PhD in Information Studies, University College London (Center for Publishing)
- MA in Archives and Records Management, University College London
- MPhil in Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong
Domains
My teaching philosophy is grounded in the belief that publishing education should be both intellectually rigorous and industry-informed, enabling students to think critically about the structures they work within while equipping them with the tools to shape those structures. I embrace work-integrated learning, and aim to design learning experiences that connect theory, case studies, and hands-on creative experimentation.
I am the module leader for the following modules:
- PU7003: SHARE – Strategic Marketing and Sales
- PU7005: Publishing Dissertation.
Qualifications
- Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, The University of Hong Kong
Courses taught
My work spans across interdisciplinary fields of publishing, media studies, creative labour and industry, and democratic knowledge production. I am also interested in how publishing, reading, and writing serve as means of community engagement and social movements. My peer-reviewed publications include:
Selected publications
- Tong, Kin-Long (2025, forthcoming), A Decentralized, Community-Led Library for Diasporic Communities: The Case of the Hong Kong Books Borrowing and Sharing Centre in the UK. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science.
- Tong, Kin-Long (2024), Radical Librarians in Queer Movement: The Case of Queer Reads Library in Hong Kong. In Epifania Amoo-Adare and Rapti Siriwardane-de Zoysa (eds). An Anthology of Non-Conformism. DIO Press.
- Tong, Kin-Long (2023), Student Publications as Object of Hopes: A Digital Humanities Approach. Critical Asia Archives (June).
- Tong, Kin-Long (2022), Archiving Social Movement Memories amidst Autocratization: A Case Study of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement Visual Archive. International Journal of Heritage Studies 28(6): 733-751.
- Tong, Kin-Long (2022), Overcoming Fear: The Representation of State Violence in Hong Kong’s Protest Zines during the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement. In Darren Slade (ed.) Violence in Art. Denver: GCRRPress, 175-188.
- Tong, Kin-Long and Cheng, Edmund (2022), Social Movements amidst Autocratization. In Amy Barrow and Sara Fuller (eds.). Activism and Authoritarian Governance in Asia. Abingdon: Routledge, 15-27.
- Yuen, Samson and Tong, Kin-Long (2021), Solidarity in Diversity: Online Petitions and Collective Identity in Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Bill Movement. Japanese Journal of Political Science 22(4): 215-232.
- Tong, Kin-Long and Yuen, Samson (2021), Secondary Schools as Sites of Resistance and Control in Hong Kong. Sociological Forum 36(4): 984-1004.
- Tong, Kin-Long (2020), DIY Print Activism in Digital Age: Zines in Hong Kong, ZINES Journal 1(1): 65-76.
- Li, Cho-Kiu and Tong, Kong-Long (2020), “We Are Safer without the Police” Hong Kong. Protesters Building a Community for Safety. Radical History Review (137): 199-216.
Qualifications
- Recipient of Churchill-Jenkinson Prize, 2022, UCL