ABSTRACT
Made in Hong Kong: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of twentieth- and twenty-first century popular music in Hong Kong. The volume consists of essays by leading scholars in the field, and it covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of popular music in Hong Kong. Each essay provides adequate context to allow readers to understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance. The book is organized into four thematic sections: Cantopop, History and Legacy; Genres, Format, and Identity; Significant Artists; and Contemporary Cantopop.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|5 pages
Cantopop, History, and Legacy
chapter 1|11 pages
Mapping Sociopolitical and Cultural Changes through “The Daughters of Hong Kong”
chapter 3|11 pages
Pax Musica and Mnets
chapter 4|8 pages
Voices Shaped by the People and for the People
part II|5 pages
Genres, Format, and Identity
chapter 7|13 pages
Alternative Music, Language, and “Hong Kong” Identity
part III|5 pages
Significant Artists
chapter 9|8 pages
Love Songs from an Island with Blurred Boundaries
chapter 10|9 pages
Remembering Hong Kong as a Queer Metaphor
part IV|4 pages
Contemporary Cantopop
chapter 14|11 pages
Our Little Twins Stars
chapter 16|10 pages
The Politicization of Music through Nostalgic Mediation
part |12 pages
Coda
part |14 pages
Afterword
