The Disappearance of Hong Kong in Comics, Advertising and Graphic Design

Wendy Siuyi Wong (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIX, 245 Seiten

2019 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-06361-0 (ISBN)

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This book examines Hong Kong's struggle against the disappearance of its unique identity under the historical challenges of colonialism, in addition to the more recent reimposition of Chinese authoritarian government control, as reflected in three under-researched forms of visual media: comics, advertising and graphic design. Each section of the book focuses on one of these three forms, and each chapter focuses on one stage of Hong Kong's changing cultural identity. The articulative position of this book is on studies of visual cultural history and media communication. Its case studies will broaden readers' own cultural knowledge for a more international understanding. The Disappearance of Hong Kong in Comics, Advertising and Graphic Design advances the development of its three key subjects in terms of identity, communication and cultural politics, aiming to reach a wide range of multidisciplinary readers.

Wendy Siuyi Wong is Professor in the Department of Design at York University in Toronto, Canada. She has taught in Hong Kong, the United States and Australia, and has established an international reputation as an expert in Chinese graphic design history and Chinese comic art history.

1. Introduction: The unveiling of the disappearance.- 2. Tracing the origins of Hong Kong manhua: A case of culture of disappearance.- 3. Reinventing Hong Kong manhua: A case of the non-appearance.- 4. A history of Hong Kong comics in film adaptations: The appearance of self-identities.- 5. Construction of Hong Kong modern living: Household product and appliance advertisements in the pre-television era.- 6. Reconfiguring a new tradition of ideal family size: A case study of the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, 1977-1982.- 7. Transitory identity of Hong Kong: A Reading of Cathay Pacific Airways Television Commercials.- 8. Negotiating the marginalized identity of Hong Kong: A case in graphic design.- 9. An international design identity of Hong Kong: Colonization, decolonization, and recolonization.- 10. Not the same: Rethinking Chineseness in a global context through poster design.

"This book could prove useful for those interested in the shifting dynamics of Hong Kong and how it is reflected in media such as scholars and professionals in the fields of diplomacy, history, communication, and cultural studies." (Tyler M. Wilson, CBQ Communication Booknotes Quarterly, Vol. 51 (3-4), 2020)

“This book could prove useful for those interested in the shifting dynamics of Hong Kong and how it is reflected in media such as scholars and professionals in the fields of diplomacy, history, communication, and cultural studies.” (Tyler M. Wilson, CBQ Communication Booknotes Quarterly, Vol. 51 (3-4), 2020)

Erscheinungsdatum	19.02.2019
Reihe/Serie	East Asian Popular Culture
Zusatzinfo	XIX, 245 p. 48 illus., 25 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	354 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Comics and Advertising • cultural identities in Hong Kong • cultural politics of Hong Kong • culture of disappearance • Hong Kong and Consumerism • Hong Kong Creative Industry • Hong Kong Popular Media • Post-1945 Hong Kong • visual cultural history of Hong Kong
ISBN-10	3-030-06361-5 / 3030063615
ISBN-13	978-3-030-06361-0 / 9783030063610
Zustand	Neuware