Seventy Years of Cantonese Pop_Hong Kong and Macau Exclusive

Publisher: Bright Culture Book length: 150mm x 210mm Number of pages: 208 pages ISBN: 978-988-8820-87-0 Publication date: February 2024 【brief introduction】 The Hong Kong Studies Program of the University of Hong Kong hosted the seminar "Seventy Years of Cantonese Pop", inviting relevant experts and scholars to rethink the development of Cantonese pop and its transformation and impact over the years. The articles in this book are mainly composed of papers published at the "Seventy Years of Cantonese Pop" seminar. Professor Chu Yiu-wai pointed out: "Through the interactive exchanges between speakers and guests, the meaning and connotation of Cantonese pop songs were explored from different angles, the ups and downs over the years were re-examined, and how to promote the development of Cantonese pop music in the unique context of Hong Kong Cantonese popular culture research. Authors from different eras have selected some of the important issues during the seventy years, and may be able to piece together the background of the times. However, although this book is titled "Seventy Years of Cantonese Pop", it is not a historical discussion, and there is no expectation that it can be summarized in the limited space. A comprehensive review of the development of Cantonese pop music. Furthermore, the authors of this book have different academic backgrounds and different writing styles. The editing process does not seek to deliberately unify, but rather to incorporate diversity or better show the lively and diverse aspects of Cantonese pop music that has accompanied the growth of several generations. The editor would like to thank all the authors for taking the time to submit their manuscripts despite their busy schedules, and to record a cantabile period before ushering in the next seventy years of Cantonese pop music. " As stated in the postscript: "Songs from any era can create an emotional connection with you who are listening to them at the moment. Regardless of whether these emotions are negative or positive, you can feel the emotions at the moment or change over time, and even examine and learn from these emotions. What you understand behind is the meaning. Songs are witnesses of your emotions. As time goes by, these emotions can even give you strength. I hope that when you are looking for that song that resonates with you, songs from any era in the history of Cantonese pop music can also become your target, helping these feelings transcend time and space. There are so many good songs, it would be a pity to miss them. " 【About the Author】 (In chronological order of this book) Huang Zhihua holds a master's degree in cultural studies from Lingnan University and is a senior Chinese song critic. Since the new century, he has actively studied the culture and history of early Cantonese songs in Hong Kong and sorted out the theories on the creation of Cantonese pop songs. In the past year or two, I have published articles in the supplement of "Ming Pao" from time to time. Including co-authors, his published works amount to twenty-one. Peng Defeng is a PhD student at the School of History, University of Cambridge. His research areas include Hong Kong history, overseas Chinese history, Southeast Asian history, education history, cultural history and transnational history. His works can be found in the "Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History" and "Historical Journal". His doctoral thesis researched Chinese historical education networks in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore in the second half of the twentieth century. Cai Ziqi, born in Hong Kong in 1999, graduated from St. Paul's College (2017) and the Faculty of Arts, University of Hong Kong (2021, double majoring in Chinese History and Culture and Hong Kong Studies). Research interests include Hong Kong popular culture history, Chinese and Hong Kong history, Chinese opera and literature, etc. Liao Zhiqiang, Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy in Communication. He has been engaged in film and television production, cultural program planning, college lecturer, and published more than ten kinds of creative reviews. Currently a film and television producer, he also serves as a lecturer, a director of the Performing Arts Critics Association, an approving officer of the Arts Development Council, and a special writer for newspapers and periodicals. Wong Nian Yan, Associate Dean (Public Relations and Promotion) of the Faculty of Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Associate Professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, and Director of the Hong Kong Literary Research Center. Her main research interests are Hong Kong literature, archival studies and modern Chinese women's literature. She is the author of "Late Style: Hong Kong". "Three Essays on Women Writers" (2007) won the Recommendation Award (Literary Criticism) at the 10th Hong Kong Literary Biennial Awards, and has edited and selected various literary anthologies. Feng Yingqian, Director of the Asia-Pacific Institute of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor of the School of Journalism and Communication, Professor of the School of Art and Media of Beijing Normal University, and Director of the Digital and Creative Media Research Center, his research areas include popular culture, youth studies, digital media and art, and cultural creativity Industrial and policy research, etc., has compiled more than 20 books in Chinese and English, and published more than 200 articles. He is an editor of several international academic journals and is currently the editor-in-chief of Global Media and China and co-editor of International Cultural Studies. Ho Ying-chi has a PhD in Communication from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has taught creative communication, advertising and public relations, new media culture, creative industries, presentation skills and other related subjects. Currently a university lecturer/independent researcher, his research interests and published works cover popular culture, popular music, creative industries, cultural policy and other fields. Chu Yiu-wai is a professor of the Hong Kong Studies Program at the Chinese Faculty of the University of Hong Kong and an academician of the Hong Kong Academy of Humanities. He is also the winner of the "Hong Kong Spirit Award" (Culture; 2019) jointly organized by the South China Morning Post and Sino Group. He has authored more than 30 books and research scope Including Hong Kong culture, globalization and post-colonial discourse. Liuqing (@lau4cing4), founder of the Hong Kong Cantopop history page "Liuqing". Graduated from the Art Department of Central Saint Martins College of Design and Art in London. She has curated exhibitions related to the history of Hong Kong Cantonese pop music in Taiwan and Hong Kong, including "Dearest Anita," (2018), "Leslie's Week" (2019), "Anita Mui's Intimate Love for Thirty Years" (2020), "It's So Warm Tonight: Old Music Classics" Exhibition" (2022). He is the author of "Singing and Shadowing" (2020).