Found in Transition
Hong Kong Studies in the Age of China
Yiu-Wai Chu
- 308 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Found in Transition
Hong Kong Studies in the Age of China
Yiu-Wai Chu
About This Book
In Found in Transition, Yiu-Wai Chu examines the fate of Hong Kong's unique cultural identity in the contexts of both global capitalism and the increasing influence of China. Drawing on recent developments, especially with respect to language, movies, and popular songs as modes of resistance to "Mainlandization" and different forms of censorship, Chu explores the challenges facing Hong Kong twenty years after its reversion to China as a Special Administrative Region. Highlighting locality and hybridity along postcolonial lines of interpretation, he also attempts to imagine the future of Hong Kong by utilizing Hong Kong studies as a method. Chu argues that the study of Hong Kongâthe place where the impact of the rise of China is most intensely feltâcan shed light on emergent crises in different areas of the world. As such, this book represents a consequential follow-up to the author's Lost in Transition and a valuable contribution to international, area, and cultural studies.