Hong Kong was once an established hub of creativity in Asia recognized internationally for its cinema, Bruce Lee and Kung Fu. Cantopop, its particular form of pop music was popular throughout China and East Asia from the 1970s. So why is Hong Kong s creative industry today in a state of stagnation? Cultural Policy and East Asia Rivalry unravels the challenges faced by the creative industries in Hong Kong in relation to the wider East Asian context in countries including Singapore, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia and China. Based on a four-year study of the gaming industry in Hong Kong...

This edited collection explores affect in nationalism as method of producing inclusion and exclusion in Asia.

A multi- and interdisciplinary discussion of "trans-Asia" approaches from critical theory, historical studies, cultural studies to film studies. At the heart of the book is a desire and attempt to give a grounded understanding of what "trans-Asia" approaches are by examining h...