Hong Kong Pop Culture in the 1980s: A Decade of Splendour

Yiu-Wai Chu

doi:10.1017/9789048555000

Hong Kong Pop Culture in the 1980s

A Decade of Splendour

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Yiu-Wai Chu, The University of Hong Kong

Publisher:: Amsterdam University Press
Online publication date:: February 2024
Print publication year:: 2023
Online ISBN:: 9789048555000
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048555000

Subjects:: Sociology of Gender, Sociology
Series:: Asian Visual Cultures

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This book deals with the 1980s - the 'golden decade' of Hong Kong pop culture - in which a cosmopolitan lifestyle of pop and chic emerged in the city. Bookended by two major historical incidents, the 1980s will probably enter the annals of Hong Kong history as the decade that defined its future after reversion to Mainland China. Having witnessed and experienced the rise of Hong Kong pop culture to unprecedented heights in this decade, the author enhances its context through a story about his own personal belongings. Examining popular genres including television, film, music, fashion, disco and city magazine, this book teases out the distinctive aspects of Hong Kong pop culture that defined (his) Hong Kong. As Hong Kong has been undergoing drastic changes in recent years, it is necessary to point toward new imaginaries by re-examining its development. Toward this end, this book will shed light on an important research area of Hong Kong Studies as an academic discipline.

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Hong Kong Pop Culture in the 1980s

A Decade of Splendour

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Frontmatter
pp 1-4

Acknowledgments
pp 5-6

A Note on Romanization and Translation
pp 7-8

Contents
pp 9-9

Dedication
pp 10-10

Prologue: Horse Racing and Dancing as Usual
pp 11-28

Introduction
pp 29-54

1 - Televising Pop: New Stars and Renewed Sensibilities
pp 55-82

2 - Golden Days of the Silver Screen: Cinematic Imagination in a Not Yet Fallen City
pp 83-114

3 - The Sound of Chinese Cool: Do You See the City Sing?
pp 115-144

4 - The Importance of Being Chic: Fashion, Branding, and Multimedia Stardom
pp 145-176

5 - The Practice of Everynight Life: Disco as Another Kind of Dance
pp 177-212

6 - (Un)Covering Cosmopolitan Hybridity: Every Great City Deserves a City Magazine
pp 213-256

Epilogue: ‘We’ll Always Have Hong Kong’
pp 257-274

Select Bibliography
pp 275-284

Glossary
pp 285-294

Index
pp 295-304

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