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Conference Paper: The making of the Kong Girl (港女) and the heterosexual marketplace
| Title | The making of the Kong Girl (港女) and the heterosexual marketplace |
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| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2013 |
| Citation | The 2013 School of English Seminar Series, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 7 March 2013. How to Cite? |
| Abstract | A penchant for luxury brand-named goods, insistence on a boyfriend who carries her bag, and any opportunity to look cute and be the center of attention have all been described as characteristic of a ‘Kong girl’ since the mid-2000s. In this paper, we analyze the publically created figure of the ‘Kong Girl’ by examining the role of stereotypes in constructing and contesting gender ideologies. At once a critique of (hetero-) normative femininity and ‘modern’ notions of gender equality, the Kong Girl stereotype defies established models of gender identity and demonstrates the consequences of selectively constructing one’s femininity. Taking a view of ... |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/190611 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Kang, AM | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Chen, KHY | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-17T15:32:56Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2013-09-17T15:32:56Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 2013 School of English Seminar Series, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 7 March 2013. | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/190611 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | A penchant for luxury brand-named goods, insistence on a boyfriend who carries her bag, and any opportunity to look cute and be the center of attention have all been described as characteristic of a ‘Kong girl’ since the mid-2000s. In this paper, we analyze the publically created figure of the ‘Kong Girl’ by examining the role of stereotypes in constructing and contesting gender ideologies. At once a critique of (hetero-) normative femininity and ‘modern’ notions of gender equality, the Kong Girl stereotype defies established models of gender identity and demonstrates the consequences of selectively constructing one’s femininity. Taking a view of ... | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | HKU School of English Seminar Series | - |
| dc.title | The making of the Kong Girl (港女) and the heterosexual marketplace | - |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Kang, AM: makang@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Chen, KHY: khychen@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Chen, KHY=rp01164 | - |
| dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 224583 | - |