Ten years as boundary object: the search for identity and belonging as ‘Hongkongers’
This article examines the complex process of symbolic boundary-making of ‘Hongkonger’ cultural identities through the lens of the controversial 2015 film Ten Years, which is a celebrated omnibus production comprised of five short segments that picture a dystopic end to Hong Kong’s cherished way of l...
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| author | Lowe, John de Leon Espena, Darlene Machell Wong, George |
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| description | This article examines the complex process of symbolic boundary-making of ‘Hongkonger’ cultural identities through the lens of the controversial 2015 film Ten Years, which is a celebrated omnibus production comprised of five short segments that picture a dystopic end to Hong Kong’s cherished way of life in the year 2025. The article is premised on an interdisciplinary approach engaging with cultural studies and film studies. On one hand, it explores how Ten Years functioned as a boundary object, a vast terrain within which cultural identities of what it means to be a Hongkonger are constructed, banished, imagined, and performed under the rubric of bodily performatives. On the other hand, it offers blurring encounters into unfamiliar and precarious territories where the formation and formulation of Hongkonger identities and sense of belonging are negotiated, evacuated, and inhabited. In the end, the key tropes in Ten Years suggest that boundary work in post-Umbrella Hong Kong affectively negotiates with state-level nationalism advocated by the central government in Beijing through establishing and reformulating notions of ‘localism’ and Hongkonger identities. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1789892024-07-21T15:30:23Z Ten years as boundary object: the search for identity and belonging as ‘Hongkongers’ Lowe, John de Leon Espena, Darlene Machell Wong, George School of Social Sciences Social Sciences Hongkonger identity Ten years This article examines the complex process of symbolic boundary-making of ‘Hongkonger’ cultural identities through the lens of the controversial 2015 film Ten Years, which is a celebrated omnibus production comprised of five short segments that picture a dystopic end to Hong Kong’s cherished way of life in the year 2025. The article is premised on an interdisciplinary approach engaging with cultural studies and film studies. On one hand, it explores how Ten Years functioned as a boundary object, a vast terrain within which cultural identities of what it means to be a Hongkonger are constructed, banished, imagined, and performed under the rubric of bodily performatives. On the other hand, it offers blurring encounters into unfamiliar and precarious territories where the formation and formulation of Hongkonger identities and sense of belonging are negotiated, evacuated, and inhabited. In the end, the key tropes in Ten Years suggest that boundary work in post-Umbrella Hong Kong affectively negotiates with state-level nationalism advocated by the central government in Beijing through establishing and reformulating notions of ‘localism’ and Hongkonger identities. Submitted/Accepted version 2024-07-15T07:07:49Z 2024-07-15T07:07:49Z 2023 Journal Article Lowe, J., de Leon Espena, D. M. & Wong, G. (2023). Ten years as boundary object: the search for identity and belonging as ‘Hongkongers’. Asian Studies Review. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10357823.2023.2280226 1035-7823 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178989 10.1080/10357823.2023.2280226 2-s2.0-85177456091 en Asian Studies Review © 2023 Asian Studies Association of Australia. All rights reserved. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the copyright holder. The Version of Record is available online at http://doi.org/10.1080/10357823.2023.2280226. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Hongkonger identity Ten years Lowe, John de Leon Espena, Darlene Machell Wong, George Ten years as boundary object: the search for identity and belonging as ‘Hongkongers’ |
| title | Ten years as boundary object: the search for identity and belonging as ‘Hongkongers’ |
| title_full | Ten years as boundary object: the search for identity and belonging as ‘Hongkongers’ |
| title_fullStr | Ten years as boundary object: the search for identity and belonging as ‘Hongkongers’ |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ten years as boundary object: the search for identity and belonging as ‘Hongkongers’ |
| title_short | Ten years as boundary object: the search for identity and belonging as ‘Hongkongers’ |
| title_sort | ten years as boundary object the search for identity and belonging as hongkongers |
| topic | Social Sciences Hongkonger identity Ten years |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178989 |
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