Interrogating Chinese Rock
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Interrogating Chinese Rock

A Cross-Cultural Journey Integrating Research and Identity

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eBook - ePub

Interrogating Chinese Rock

A Cross-Cultural Journey Integrating Research and Identity

About this book

How has the cultural phenomenon of Chinese rock music shaped the identity of a Chinese woman scholar and influenced wider Chinese society? What does Chinese rock reveal about global power structures and their interconnectedness?

Drawing on her lived experiences, author Lei (Nada) Peng embarks on a journey as a Chinese rock listener and researcher between mainland China, France, and the United Kingdom. Bridging scholarly analysis with personal narrative, Interrogating Chinese Rock examines how rock—a Western genre—is reimagined within China's shifting socio-political landscape. It reveals the interplay between Chinese rock music, Chinese social transformation, global power structures, and her personal identity, framing music as a site of resistance, mystification, and self-discovery.

Peng argues that the evolution of Chinese rock cannot be separated from global dynamics shaped by Western hegemony, cultural imperialism, and the legacies of colonial history. Alongside this, she reflects on how both Chinese rock and her own transnational experiences have shaped a cross-cultural identity that defies rigid categorisation.

Addressing issues of gender, race, class, consumerism, patriarchy, and cultural hegemony, this autoethnographic work is essential reading for students and scholars in Cultural Anthropology, Transcultural Studies, Sociology of Music, China Studies, Asian Studies, Women's Studies, and related social sciences.

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Yes, you can access Interrogating Chinese Rock by Dr Lei (Nada) Peng PhD, Dr Nila Ginger Hofman PhD,Dr Janise Hurtig PhD in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Higher Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Lived Places Publishing
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9781916704497
eBook ISBN
9781916704503
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Higher Education

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Epigraph
  6. Abstract
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Learning objectives
  11. Introduction
  12. Prelude: My encounter with rock ‘n’ roll in the People’s Republic of China – A call for self-awareness
  13. Part I Understanding Chinese rock, or Yaogun: A socio-political history and metaphor for ‘identity searching’
  14. Interlude: From Dakou to the ‘new era’ – Navigating the spectacle of ‘Chinese independent music’ and the unfinished journey
  15. Part II Cross-cultural identity in motion: Navigating the journey from ‘me’ to ‘us’
  16. The unfinished finale: From ‘me’ to ‘us’ – Metamorphosis of cross-cultural identity integration
  17. Suggested projects, assignments, and discussion questions
  18. Notes
  19. References
  20. Recommended further readings
  21. Index