In hong kong, traditional confucianderived values such as family solidarity, courtesy and saving face carry significant weight in the minds of the people. Disappearance of hong kong in comics, advertising and. Culture and the politics of disappearance minneapolis. Abbas hong kong culture and the politics of disappearance 1. Hong kong, has no precolonial past, only a colonial present and always the imminence of its disappearance. To have a better understanding of this cultural phenomenon, you can give a. Mayfair yang university of california, santa barbara. 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. He said the us was closely following the issue and noted a statement on 4 january by leung chunying, hong kongs chief executive. Jan 08, 2016 activist warns china is cracking down on dissent in hong kong. Culture and the politics of disappearance was published by the university of minnesota press in 1997. Hong kong food, people, culture, beliefs and everything.
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. 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. 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.
Journal of the hong kong branch of the royal asiatic society 19. 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. Its population increased dramatically following the japanese occupation of hong kong during world war ii. Ackbar abbas is a professor of comparative literature at the university of california, irvine. Hong kong, special administrative region of china, located to the east of the pearl river estuary on the south coast of china. Activist warns china is cracking down on dissent in hong kong. 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. It not only kept many chinese traditions, but also experienced a baptism of western culture. Hong kong culture and the politics of disappearance.
Culture and the politics of disappearance by ackbar abbas. Democracy in hong kong council on foreign relations. The disappearance of hong kong in comics, advertising and. 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 by ackbar abbas, 9780816629251, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Identity politics and hong kongs return to chinese.
Hong kong as a world city draws on a rich variety of foundational texts in film, fiction, architecture and other forms of visual culture. Journal of the hong kong branch of the royal asiatic society 9. Hong kong was a british possession for decades until it rejoined china in 1997. We will also consider pertinent questions of propaganda and censorship. Its accelerated development in the last decade or so, i have been suggesting, is largely a response to a social and political situation that has few clear precedents. 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. Oct 12, 2019 hong kong culture was born in a sophisticated fusion of east and west. Hong kong by ackbar abbas overdrive rakuten overdrive. The culture of hong kong encompasses jackie chart and john woo, british colonial architecture and postmodern skyscrapers.
It is a vibrant cultural and financial center of chinese society. 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. Mar 25, 2015 cultural studies sociology bibliographies in harvard style. 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. 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. 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. Its northern section is a commercial and residential area, while its southern section is a road connecting it to pok fu lam road.
Is it too late to save hong kong from beijings authoritarian. 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. Cultural conflict in hong kong angles on a coherent. Disappearance of hong kong in comics, advertising and graphic. 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. Cosmopolitanism and chineseness in hong kong popular culture 4. Smithfield, hong kong, was probably named after its london namesake by the british colonial administration. You might not require more get older to spend to go to. 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. 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. His research interests include postwwii graphic forms, media analysis, hong kong studies, and angloindian fiction. 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.
Kowloon walled city was an ungoverned, densely populated settlement in kowloon city, hong kong. Culture and the politics of disappearance 1997 hong kong university press hong kong. The region is bordered by guangdong province to the north and the south china sea to the east, south, and west. 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. Culture and the politics of disappearance public worlds at. Cultural studies sociology bibliographies in harvard style.
There are many more examples but these few may suffice to name the foundations of the politics of disappearance in nazi germany. Ackbar abbass extraordinary account centers on these junctures and becomes an examination of culture in a space of disappearance. 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. Hong kong culture as something that engages the urgencies in the life of its people is a recent phenomenon. The people of hong kong have their own culture and beliefs, which helps differentiate this region from others in the world. Hong kong s then, is a particular form of presence. Polley is associate professor of literary journalism, postmodernism, and poststructuralism at hong kong baptist university. Hong kong disappears through simple dualities such as eastwest and traditionmodernity.
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 this intriguing and provocative exploration of its cinema, architecture, photography, and literature, ackbar abbas considers what hong kong, with its unique. Culture and the politics of disappearance, on the other hand, is one of the few to appear that is still. They prefer to refer to themselves as hong kong people or to a lesser degree as hong kong chinese.
Culture and the politics of disappearance public worlds. Hong kong a culture of reinvention prevails in this fluid metropolis where. A consideration of what the culture of hong kong tells us about the state of the world at the findesiecle. The city has been a cultural faultline for centuriesa translation space where chineseness is interpreted for westerners and westernness is translated for chinese. This paper explores the relationship between public space and cultural politics in hong kong. Originally a chinese military fort, the walled city became an enclave after the new territories were leased to the uk by china in 1898.
It consists of hong kong island, originally ceded by. The culture of hong kong encompasses jackie chan and john woo, british colonial architecture and postmodern skyscrapers. Cultural studies sociology bibliographies cite this for me. In it, wongs stated purpose is to examine hong kongs struggle against the disappearance of its unique identity. 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. Culture and the politics of disappearance semantic. Hong kong food, people, culture, beliefs and everything else. 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. 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. 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. This situation led to the diversity of its culture and the people there are openminded to accept variety. Smithfield, london, is an area in the northwestern part of the city of london with a history of over 800 years. 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. Identity formation in taiwan and hong kong how much.