Yiu-Wai Chu 
Found in Transition 
Hong Kong Studies in the Age of China

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 Kong—the place where the impact of the rise of China is most intensely felt—can 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.

Table des matières

List of Illustrations

Note on Translation and Romanization

Acknowledgments



Introduction: Are We Dead Yet?



1. My City? My Home? Hong Kong Is Not Hong Kong Any More



2. Between and beyond Postcolonialities: Hong Kong’s Postcolonial Self-writing Reconsidered



3. Who Speaks for the Lion Rock? Cantonese and the Languaging of Hong Kong Identities



4. Strategic Erasure and Milkyway Image: (Beyond) Mainland−Hong Kong Co-productions



5. Cantopop as Sonic Memories: Overtones and Undertones in New Hong Kong Cinema



Conclusion: This Is Just the Beginning . . .



Notes

Glossary of Selected Chinese Names, Titles, and Terms

Select Bibliography

Index

A propos de l’auteur

Yiu-Wai Chu is Professor and Director of the Hong Kong Studies Program at the University of Hong Kong. His books include
Lost in Transition: Hong Kong Culture in the Age of China, also published by SUNY Press.