Sonic Multiplicities

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Hong Kong Pop and the Global Circulation of Sound and Image

By Yiu Fai Chow and Jeroen de Kloet

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Sonic Multiplicities explores popular music in and from Hong Kong, analysing the material, ideological, and geopolitical implications of music production and consumption. Authors Yiu Fai Chow and Jeroen de Kloet use detailed empirical research and industry insight to trace the global flow of popular culture, revealing the social and political roles this circulation plays in a city facing cultural challenges and a rising national profile. The book also pioneers a new approach to the academic study of popular music.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in popular music, cultural studies, East Asian studies, and the geopolitics of cultural production. It will appeal to academics, music industry professionals, and anyone keen to understand the social significance of Hong Kong’s contemporary pop culture in a global context.

Through the lens of popular music in and from Hong Kong, this book examines the material, ideological and geopolitical implications of music production and consumption. Yiu Fai Chow and Jeroen de Kloet draw on empirical research and industry experience to trace the worldwide flow of popular culture and the people who produce and consume it.

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Through the lens of popular music in and from Hong Kong, Sonic Multiplicities examines the material, ideological, and geopolitical implications of music production and consumption. Yiu Fai Chow and Jeroen de Kloet draw on rich empirical research and industry experience to trace the worldwide flow of popular culture and the people who produce and consume it.

In doing so, the authors make a significant contribution to our understanding of the political and social roles such circulation plays in today’s world—and in a city under cultural threat in a country whose prominence is on the rise. Just as important, they clear a new path for the study of popular music.

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Pop Matters calls it ‘an intriguing study of pop culture’. Chun-Yi Lee of China Information describes it as ‘a rich and fascinating analysis of Hong Kong popular music’ and ‘a must-read for anyone interested in popular culture’. Qian Wang at the International Journal of Communication finds it ‘an exciting read’ for enthusiasts of Hong Kong and Chinese popular music. The intellectual strength lies in its multifaceted approach, successfully contextualising Hong Kong Pop’s global circulation with valuable insights for East Asian and popular culture studies.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783200047

Publisher: Intellect

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 August 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Intellect Books

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 313g

Pages: 178

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Arts & Culture Jeroen de Kloet Non-Fiction Yiu Fai Chow

About the Author

Yiu Fai Chow is assistant professor in the Humanities Program at Hong Kong Baptist University.

Jeroen de Kloet is assistant professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam.

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