Abstract
Recent protest movements in post-colonial Hong Kong have exposed a divided society that is grappling with an identity crisis. This study looks at the co-evolutionary trajectories of Chinese identity and Hong Kong student movements and analyses the mechanisms that have conditioned perceptions of Chinese identity since the 1960s. Using a structured process-based approach to identity, we argue that, during each student movement，‘being Chinese’ has been articulated in relation to the oppressed in the British colony, Chinese nation, local society, and mainland Chinese. The outcome of each movement has redefined the connotation of ‘being Chinese’ among Hong Kong students, and this updated understanding of identity has in turn redirected the next wave of activism. Our study not only contributes to the discussion on the relationship between post-colonial Hong Kong and authoritarian China, but also offers a reference for other regions experiencing similar identity crises.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 13 Aug 2017 |
| Event | 112th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association 2017: Culture, Inequalities and Social Inclusion Across the Globe - Montreal, Canada Duration: 12 Aug 2017 → 15 Aug 2017 http://www.asanet.org/annual-meeting-2017 |
Conference
| Conference | 112th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Montreal |
| Period | 12/08/17 → 15/08/17 |
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