Identity formation in taiwan and hong kong how much. Originally a chinese military fort, the walled city became an enclave after the new territories were leased to the uk by china in 1898. Mar 25, 2015 cultural studies sociology bibliographies in harvard style. Cosmopolitanism and chineseness in hong kong popular culture 4. Culture and the politics of disappearance, minneapolis and london, university of minnesota press, 1997. Culture and the politics of disappearance 1997 hong kong university press hong kong. Sep 30, 2019 hong kong is allowed to forge external relations in certain areasincluding trade, communications, tourism, and culturebut beijing maintains control over the regions diplomacy and defense. Mar 21, 2017 since the handover, beijing had rarely intervened in hong kong politics so bluntly, and anger over this turn of events quickly spread, especially among younger people. Hong kong, has no precolonial past, only a colonial present and always the imminence of its disappearance. Taiwanese popular culture in chinese speaking regions.
Hong kong as a world city draws on a rich variety of foundational texts in film, fiction, architecture and other forms of visual culture. Identity politics and hong kongs return to chinese. The disappearance of hong kong in comics, advertising and. Hong kong by ackbar abbas overdrive rakuten overdrive. A consideration of what the culture of hong kong tells us about the state of the world at the findesiecle. Ackbar abbass extraordinary account centers on these junctures and becomes an examination of culture in a space of disappearance. Hong kong was a british possession for decades until it rejoined china in 1997. Activist warns china is cracking down on dissent in hong kong. In it, wongs stated purpose is to examine hong kongs struggle against the disappearance of its unique identity under the historic challenges.
Journal of the hong kong branch of the royal asiatic society 19. Since the handover, beijing had rarely intervened in hong kong politics so bluntly, and anger over this turn of events quickly spread, especially among younger people. Its population increased dramatically following the japanese occupation of hong kong during world war ii. Smithfield, hong kong, was probably named after its london namesake by the british colonial administration. The disappearance of hong kong in comics, advertising and graphic design advances the development of its three key subjects in terms of identity, communication and cultural politics, aiming to reach a wide range of multidisciplinary readers.
Culture and the politics of disappearance by ackbar abbas. To have a better understanding of this cultural phenomenon, you can give a. Hong kong culture as something that engages the urgencies in the life of its people is a recent phenomenon. It not only kept many chinese traditions, but also experienced a baptism of western culture. Previously he was chair of comparative literature at the university of hong kong and also codirector of the centre for the study of globalization and cultures his research interests include globalization, hong kong and chinese culture, architecture, cinema, postcolonialism. In this intriguing and provocative exploration of its cinema, architecture, photography, and literature, ackbar abbas considers what hong kong, with its unique. Cultural conflict in hong kong angles on a coherent. Wendy siuyi wongs the disappearance of hong kong in comics, advertising and graphic design is a compilation of two decades of research on hong kongs visual culture from the end of the second world war to the present. Disappearance of hong kong in comics, advertising and.
Culture and the politics of disappearance was published by the university of minnesota press in 1997. In hong kong, traditional confucianderived values such as family solidarity, courtesy and saving face carry significant weight in the minds of the people. Ironically, it was not until they were faced with the imposition of mainland power with the signing of the sinobritish joint agreement in 1984 that the denizens of the colony began the search for a hong kong identity. Polley is associate professor of literary journalism, postmodernism, and poststructuralism at hong kong baptist university. Cultural studies sociology bibliographies cite this for me. In a space of disappearance, in the unprecedented historical situation that hong kong finds itself in of being caught between two colonialities britains and chinas, there is a desperate attempt to clutch at images of identity, however alien or cliched these images are. It is both a popular cinema and a cinema of auteurs, with names like ann. M a abbas in an intriguing and provocative exploration of its cinema, architecture, photography, and literature, ackbar abbas considers what hong kong can teach us about the future of both the colonial city. The hong kong polytechnic university subject description form. There is a tendency to assert that public space is disappearing in the city, whether through overt control of the public sphere or the commodification of landscape.
It is a vibrant cultural and financial center of chinese society. Cultural studies sociology bibliographies in harvard style. Ackbar abbas is a professor of comparative literature at the university of california, irvine. Hong kong disappears through simple dualities such as eastwest and traditionmodernity. Culture and the politics of disappearance minneapolis. In contrast with the popular theorization that hong kong shows her true colour in the politics of disappearance, this book argues that hong kong returns with a politics of reappearance in a dense network of fear and excitement, differentiating and assimilating with the mainland at the same time. Read on to know about its people, language, food, martial arts, and festivals, all of which form an indispensable part of its culture and beliefs. Hong kong s then, is a particular form of presence.
Is it too late to save hong kong from beijings authoritarian. Culture and the politics of disappearance semantic. We will also consider pertinent questions of propaganda and censorship. This chapter articulates hong kongs experience as a colonial port city, repositions hong kong into the maritime network, and argues for the significance of port city as an interreferencing framework. He said the us was closely following the issue and noted a statement on 4 january by leung chunying, hong kongs chief executive. Democracy in hong kong council on foreign relations. They prefer to refer to themselves as hong kong people or to a lesser degree as hong kong chinese.
Hong kong culture and the politics of disappearance. The culture of hong kong, or hongkongers culture, can best be described as a foundation that began with lingnans cantonese culture which is distinct to begin with and, to a much lesser extent, noncantonese branches of han chinese cultures. In it, wongs stated purpose is to examine hong kongs struggle against the disappearance of its unique identity. Jan 08, 2016 activist warns china is cracking down on dissent in hong kong. There are many more examples but these few may suffice to name the foundations of the politics of disappearance in nazi germany. Hong kong a culture of reinvention prevails in this fluid metropolis where. The city has been a cultural faultline for centuriesa translation space where chineseness is interpreted for westerners and westernness is translated for chinese. This situation led to the diversity of its culture and the people there are openminded to accept variety. My generations transference to this politics continues to be marked by the shock and dismay we experienced in the wake of globally publicised trials such as the eichmann trial, the barbie trial and later the scandal around kurt waldheim, who. In hong kong, where the culture has been described as a culture of disappearance3 abbas 1997, identification with the material environment has always been difficult. It consists of hong kong island, originally ceded by. Kowloon walled city was an ungoverned, densely populated settlement in kowloon city, hong kong. The culture of hong kong encompasses jackie chart and john woo, british colonial architecture and postmodern skyscrapers. Disappearance of hong kong in comics, advertising and graphic.
In a space of disappearance, in the unprecedented historical situation that hong kong finds itself in of being caught between two colonialities britains and chinas, there is a desperate attempt to clutch at images of identity, however alien or cliched these. An insiders guide to the hollywood of the east by fredric dannen, barry long. Mayfair yang university of california, santa barbara. Hong kong food, people, culture, beliefs and everything else. The region is bordered by guangdong province to the north and the south china sea to the east, south, and west. Chans analysis, hong kong people were looking for anchors and places of belonging in the decade after 1997, when the local identity came under threat. Culture and the politics of disappearance ackbar abbas university of minnesota press published around the time of hong kongs 1997 handover to china, this academic tome remains one of the. It later became influenced by british culture due to british colonialism, resulting in a culture characterised by both cantoneseness. Abbas hong kong culture and the politics of disappearance 1. The people of hong kong have their own culture and beliefs, which helps differentiate this region from others in the world. Culture and the politics of disappearance public worlds. Culture and the politics of disappearance, on the other hand, is one of the few to appear that is still. Smithfield, london, is an area in the northwestern part of the city of london with a history of over 800 years. In this intriguing and provocative exploration of its cinema, architecture, photography, and literature, ackbar abbas considers what hong kong, with its unique relations to decolonization and disappearance, can teach us about the future of both the colonial city and the global city.
His research interests include postwwii graphic forms, media analysis, hong kong studies, and angloindian fiction. This is a rich and thoughtprovoking book which tries to capture a complex historical, cultural, and political postcolonial situation in the unique metropolis of contemporary hong kong. What is missing from a view of hong kong as merely a colony is the paradox that hong kong has benefited from and made a virtue of its dependent colonial status, turning itself into a global and financial city and outstripping its colonizer in terms of wealth. Acces pdf hong kong culture and the politics of disappearance hong kong culture and the politics of disappearance this is likewise one of the factors by obtaining the soft documents of this hong kong culture and the politics of disappearance by online. Hong kong is allowed to forge external relations in certain areasincluding trade, communications, tourism, and culturebut beijing maintains control over. In an intriguing and provocative exploration of its cinema, architecture, photography, and literature, ackbar abbas considers what hong kong, with its unique relations to decolonization and disappearance, can teach us about the future of both the colonial city and the global city. My generations transference to this politics continues to be marked by the shock and dismay we experienced in the wake of globally publicised trials such as the eichmann trial, the barbie trial and later the scandal around kurt waldheim, who concealed his role. This paper explores the relationship between public space and cultural politics in hong kong. Culture and the politics of disappearance public worlds at. Hong kong food, people, culture, beliefs and everything else the people of hong kong have their own culture and beliefs, which helps differentiate this region from others in the world. It started as an area to house live cattle from the country before they were slaughtered and sold at the meat markets in the. In contrast with the popular theorization that hong kong shows her true colour in the politics of disappearance, this book argues that hong kong returns with a politics of reappearance in a dense network of fear and excitement, differentiating and assimilating with the. Hong kong s mainstream culture is derive from and heavily influenced by the cantonese from the neighbouring province of guangdong gwongdung in cantonese and their culture, which is considerably different from those of other han. Hong kong by ackbar abbas, 9780816629251, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Journal of the hong kong branch of the royal asiatic society 9. Hong kong food, people, culture, beliefs and everything. Its northern section is a commercial and residential area, while its southern section is a road connecting it to pok fu lam road. Smithfield was historically the site of a cattle quarantine depot and a slaughterhouse, and.
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