Hong Kong Culture and Society in the New Millennium: Hong Kong as Method (The Humanities in Asia (4))

This book discusses the notion of “Hong Kong as Method” as it relates to the rise of China in the context of Asianization. It explores new Hong Kong imaginaries with regard to the complex relationship between the local, the national and the global. The major theoretical thrust of the book is to address the reconfiguration of Hong Kong’s culture and society in an age of global modernity from the standpoints of different disciplines, exploring the possibilities of approaching Hong Kong as a method. Through critical inquiries into different fields related to Hong Kong’s culture and society, including gender, resistance and minorities, various perspectives on the country’s culture and society can be re-assessed. New directions and guidelines related to Hong Kong are also presented, offering a unique resource for researchers and students in the fields of cultural studies, media studies, postcolonial studies, globalization and Asian studies. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Hong Kong Liminal: Situation as Method....Pages 3-32 Sex and Freedom in the Chatroom: The Hong Kong Golden Forum as Method....Pages 33-58 Hong Kong as Feminist Method: Gender, Sexuality, and Democracy in Two Documentaries by Tammy Cheung....Pages 59-76 Front Matter....Pages 77-77 New Orleans, New Territories....Pages 79-90 Hong Kong as a Port City....Pages 91-110 Censorship at Work: Cold War Paranoia and Purgation of Chinese Ghost Stories....Pages 111-128 The “National Question” and the Stories of Hong Kong....Pages 129-148 Front Matter....Pages 149-149 “Vibrant Objects,” Shifting Perspectives: Understanding Hong Kong Poetry as Method....Pages 151-164 Return, Come Out: Queer Lives in Postcolonial Hong Kong....Pages 165-178 Derrida’s Hospitality and Serres’ Parasitism: The Case of Hong Kong....Pages 179-192 Model of and Model for Ethnic Minorities: Individualization of the Model Minority Stereotype in Hong Kong....Pages 193-210 Back Matter....Pages 211-219