May Fourth at 100 in Singapore and Hong Kong: memorialization, localization, and negotiation
As 2019 marked the centenary of China’s May Fourth demonstrations, in this piece, we reflect on how this event and the broader movement surrounding it were commemorated in Singapore and Hong Kong, with reference to Southeast Asia. We probe the question of how the movement’s ‘memorialization’ and...
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| description | As 2019 marked the centenary of China’s May Fourth demonstrations, in this piece, we
reflect on how this event and the broader movement surrounding it were commemorated in
Singapore and Hong Kong, with reference to Southeast Asia. We probe the question of how
the movement’s ‘memorialization’ and ‘localization’ in these two settings were shaped by both
their connection with China and the history of British colonialism. Politicians, intellectuals,
and students negotiated the meaning of the movement congruent with a variety of agendas,
whereas the commemorations also coincided with another anniversary in Singapore and
occurred amidst political protests in Hong Kong. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1616782023-03-11T20:06:38Z May Fourth at 100 in Singapore and Hong Kong: memorialization, localization, and negotiation van Dongen, Els Kenley, David School of Humanities Humanities::History::Asia China May Fourth Movement As 2019 marked the centenary of China’s May Fourth demonstrations, in this piece, we reflect on how this event and the broader movement surrounding it were commemorated in Singapore and Hong Kong, with reference to Southeast Asia. We probe the question of how the movement’s ‘memorialization’ and ‘localization’ in these two settings were shaped by both their connection with China and the history of British colonialism. Politicians, intellectuals, and students negotiated the meaning of the movement congruent with a variety of agendas, whereas the commemorations also coincided with another anniversary in Singapore and occurred amidst political protests in Hong Kong. Published version 2022-09-14T06:26:43Z 2022-09-14T06:26:43Z 2020 Journal Article van Dongen, E. & Kenley, D. (2020). May Fourth at 100 in Singapore and Hong Kong: memorialization, localization, and negotiation. The Newsletter, 86(Summer 2020), 14-15. 2589-0077 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161678 https://www.iias.asia/the-newsletter Summer 2020 86 14 15 en The Newsletter © 2020 The Author(s). All rights reserved. This paper was published by International institute for Asian studies in The Newsletter and is made available with permission of The Author(s). application/pdf |
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