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Article: Reinventing “Nature”: A Study of Ecotopian and Cultural Imaginaries in Hong Kong Literature
Title | Reinventing “Nature”: A Study of Ecotopian and Cultural Imaginaries in Hong Kong Literature |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Hong Kong literature nature ecocritical turn ecotopian post-1997 |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Duke University Press. The Journal's web site is located at https://prism-journal.org/ |
Citation | Prism: Theory and Modern Chinese Literature, 2020, v. 17 n. 2, p. 244-263 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The often-heated debates concerning Hong Kong's literary representations all take as a premise that Hong Kong has an urban identity, defined by its mythic transformation from a fishing village to a metropolis. On the return of the sovereignty to mainland China in 1997, the discourse stresses Hong Kong's exceptional status, reflecting a general anxiety that Hong Kong could be replaced by or even become just another Chinese city. This anxiety for the future is evident in an ecocritical turn, manifested in both the social realm (popular movements and organic communities) and artistic circles (independent cinema and literature). This article looks at Hong Kong literature—Wu Xubin's 吳煦斌 (1949–) stories, Dung Kai-cheung's 董啟章 (1967–) literary experiments, and a recent edited volume about plants—to determine how ecotopian imaginaries and cultural identities are closely linked to different moments in Hong Kong history. The author finds that the ecocritical turn in Hong Kong literature has opened a new space for Hong Kong's postcolonial identity. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/306046 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 0.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.191 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Yee, WLM | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-20T10:18:02Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-20T10:18:02Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Prism: Theory and Modern Chinese Literature, 2020, v. 17 n. 2, p. 244-263 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2578-3491 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/306046 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The often-heated debates concerning Hong Kong's literary representations all take as a premise that Hong Kong has an urban identity, defined by its mythic transformation from a fishing village to a metropolis. On the return of the sovereignty to mainland China in 1997, the discourse stresses Hong Kong's exceptional status, reflecting a general anxiety that Hong Kong could be replaced by or even become just another Chinese city. This anxiety for the future is evident in an ecocritical turn, manifested in both the social realm (popular movements and organic communities) and artistic circles (independent cinema and literature). This article looks at Hong Kong literature—Wu Xubin's 吳煦斌 (1949–) stories, Dung Kai-cheung's 董啟章 (1967–) literary experiments, and a recent edited volume about plants—to determine how ecotopian imaginaries and cultural identities are closely linked to different moments in Hong Kong history. The author finds that the ecocritical turn in Hong Kong literature has opened a new space for Hong Kong's postcolonial identity. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Duke University Press. The Journal's web site is located at https://prism-journal.org/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Prism: Theory and Modern Chinese Literature | - |
dc.rights | Prism: Theory and Modern Chinese Literature. Copyright © 2020 Lingnan University | - |
dc.subject | Hong Kong literature | - |
dc.subject | nature | - |
dc.subject | ecocritical turn | - |
dc.subject | ecotopian | - |
dc.subject | post-1997 | - |
dc.title | Reinventing “Nature”: A Study of Ecotopian and Cultural Imaginaries in Hong Kong Literature | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yee, WLM: yeelmw@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Yee, WLM=rp01401 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1215/25783491-8690380 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 327829 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 17 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 244 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 263 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000664100400003 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |