Popular Culture and the Formation of Hong Kong Identity

Autorentext

Karin Ling-fung Chau is a Teaching Assistant in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at The University of Hong Kong

Wong Heung Wah is Associate Professor and Head of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at The University of Hong Kong

Yau Hoi-yan is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Tsukuba University, Japan

Klappentext

This book charts the development of Hong Kong identity from the Second World War to the present. It argues that understanding popular culture is key to understanding how Hong Kong identity has evolved, and it discusses the various phases that popular culture has gone through in the post-war period. The book examines how the consumption of popular culture has been related to the changing geopolitical situation, to the politics of economic transformation, and to community building. It shows how behind all these aspects of popular culture lies the essential "in-between-ness" of Hong Kong, neither Eastern/traditional/conservative nor Western/modern/liberal.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. The Discourse of Refugee Society in the 1950s 3. The Discourse of Riots Society in the 1960s 4. The Discourse of Civil Society in the 1970s 5. The Discourse of Consumer Society in the 1980s 6. Post-war Economic Development and Identity of Prosperity 7. The Proliferation of Voluntary Organizations and Identity of Civil Society 8. The Rise of Social Movements and Identity of Frustration 9. Hong Kong Tourist Association and Making of Hong Kong Identity 10. TVB, TV Dramas and Making of Hong Kong Identity .11 Multinational Record Companies, Popular Music, and Making of Hong Kong Identity 12. Japanese Retailers, Shopping Culture, and Making of Hong Kong Identity 13. Pornographic Films, Sexual Images of Porn Stars, and Making of Hong Kong Identity 14. Conclusion