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Chinese Face/Off : The transnational popular culture of Hong Kong
Title:
Chinese Face/Off : The transnational popular culture of Hong Kong
Author:
Lo, Kwai-Cheung
ISBN:
9780252072284
Publication Information:
Chicago [etc.] : University of Illinois Press, 2005
Physical Description:
282 p. ; 24 cm
Series:
Popular culture and politics in Asia Pacific
Series Title:
Popular culture and politics in Asia Pacific
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Introduction: the Chineseness of Hong Kong's transnational culture in today's world -- I. From voice to words and back in Chinese identification -- 1. Much ado about the ordinary in newspaper-column and book culture -- 2. Leftovers of the film and television subtitles in a transnational context -- II. Image is everything -- 3. Hong Kong muscles and the sublime Chinese subjectivity -- 4. Transnationalization of the local in a circular structure -- 5. Charlie Chan reborn as Jackie Chan in Hollywood-Hong Kong representations -- 6. Racial passing and face swapping in the wild, wild west -- 7. Tigers crouch and dragons hide in new trans-Chinese cinema -- III. A show boat to China -- 8. Giant panda, Mickey Mouse and other transnational objects of fantasy in theme park Hong Kong.
Subject:
Popular culture -- China -- Hong Kong
Hong Kong (China) -- Civilization -- 21st century
Hong Kong (China) -- Civilization -- Foreign influences