A Contextual Introduction (English version)

It is doubtful that any of the creative writers whose work appears, or is discussed, in this special issue ever set out to be the object of “Hong Kong studies”. Rather it is the passage of time and wider historical and geopolitical changes that have in large part defined them. But, whether the writ...

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Autor principal: Lee, Gregory
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Publicat: Transtext(e)s Transcultures 2024
Accés en línia:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sumari:It is doubtful that any of the creative writers whose work appears, or is discussed, in this special issue ever set out to be the object of “Hong Kong studies”. Rather it is the passage of time and wider historical and geopolitical changes that have in large part defined them. But, whether the writers be first or second generation diasporic writers, whether they still write out of Hong Kong itself or from elsewhere, their existence is a product of British colonialism. Theirs is also part of ...