Projects per year
Abstract
Ip uses Hong Kong as a case study in how the production of the desire for "the local" lies at the heart of global cultural economy.
Perhaps more so than most places, the construction of a local identity in Hong Kong has come about through a complex interplay of neoliberalism, postcoloniality and reaction to the consequent anxieties and uncertainties. As its importance as an economic centre has diminished and its relationship with Mainland China has become more strained, its people have become more concerned to define a "Hong Kong" identity that can be defended from external threat. Ip analyses the working and reworking of power relations and modes of agency in this global city.
A must read for scholars of Hong Kong politics and society as well as a fascinating case study for scholars of identity politics as a global phenomenon.
Perhaps more so than most places, the construction of a local identity in Hong Kong has come about through a complex interplay of neoliberalism, postcoloniality and reaction to the consequent anxieties and uncertainties. As its importance as an economic centre has diminished and its relationship with Mainland China has become more strained, its people have become more concerned to define a "Hong Kong" identity that can be defended from external threat. Ip analyses the working and reworking of power relations and modes of agency in this global city.
A must read for scholars of Hong Kong politics and society as well as a fascinating case study for scholars of identity politics as a global phenomenon.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Oxon |
Publisher | Routledge |
Number of pages | 184 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780367814465 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780367410544, 9781032082820 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Publication series
Name | Routledge Contemporary China Series |
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Publisher | Routledge |
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Dive into the research topics of 'Hong Kong’s New Identity Politics : Longing for the Local in the Shadow of China'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
- 4 Finished
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Transnationalism and Cultural Logics of Migration: The Case of 'gangpiao'
IP, I. C. (PI)
1/12/18 → 30/11/19
Project: Grant Research
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Online Abusive Exchange and Cultural Politics in Hong Kong
IP, I. C. (PI)
1/05/18 → 30/04/19
Project: Grant Research
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Understanding Youth’s Political Participation in the Information Society: The Case of Hong Kong (理解資訊社會中的年青人政治參與:香港個案)
IP, I. C. (PI)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Grant Research
Activities
- 1 Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Book launch : Hong Kong's new identity politics
IP, I. C. (Speaker), CHAN, C. K. S. (Speaker), CHAN, C. S. (Respondent), HO, S.-Y. P. (Respondent), RAJADHYAKSHA, A. (Respondent), TSANG, C.-K. (Respondent) & WU, K. W. K. (Respondent)
19 Dec 2020Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
Press/Media
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葉蔭聰:香港身份新認同——當「香港認同」變成權力意志 Ip Iam-chong’s ‘Hong Kong’s New Identity Politics: Longing for the Local in the Shadow of China’
IP, I. C.
4/01/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries