Local space and free space: the interaction between Southern scholars and the literary public sphere of Hong Kong
This work focuses on how Southern literati changed the formation and development of Hong Kong’s literary public sphere during wartime. These intellectuals run away from political instability in mainland China, which is filled with coupled high-brow culture hence enriching the cultural potential of H...
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| author | Lim, Choon Bee Ser, Wue Hiong Wang, Weizhou |
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| description | This work focuses on how Southern literati changed the formation and development of Hong Kong’s literary public sphere during wartime. These intellectuals run away from political instability in mainland China, which is filled with coupled high-brow culture hence enriching the cultural potential of Hong Kong. The paper concerns cultural preservation and artistic freedom and shows two of the leading cultural personas, Hu Shi and Sa Kong. By analyzing the newspapers, periodicals and the literary works of Xiao Hong, the research aim to emphasize the important role of the media as a tool for cultural interchange. Through engagements with Xiao Hong’s literary works produced in Hong Kong, one can examine how the city served as a free space that fostered arts and culture. It seems to highlight the need for the reconciliation of the old and the new as well as the Southern literati’s tradition in defining the literary Hong Kong. Future developments include examining relatively unknown scholars, and analysis of various cities during war and exile. |
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| spelling | upm-1193382025-08-15T02:40:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119338/ Local space and free space: the interaction between Southern scholars and the literary public sphere of Hong Kong Lim, Choon Bee Ser, Wue Hiong Wang, Weizhou This work focuses on how Southern literati changed the formation and development of Hong Kong’s literary public sphere during wartime. These intellectuals run away from political instability in mainland China, which is filled with coupled high-brow culture hence enriching the cultural potential of Hong Kong. The paper concerns cultural preservation and artistic freedom and shows two of the leading cultural personas, Hu Shi and Sa Kong. By analyzing the newspapers, periodicals and the literary works of Xiao Hong, the research aim to emphasize the important role of the media as a tool for cultural interchange. Through engagements with Xiao Hong’s literary works produced in Hong Kong, one can examine how the city served as a free space that fostered arts and culture. It seems to highlight the need for the reconciliation of the old and the new as well as the Southern literati’s tradition in defining the literary Hong Kong. Future developments include examining relatively unknown scholars, and analysis of various cities during war and exile. Universidad de Salamanca * Ediciones 2025-01-04 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119338/1/119338.pdf Lim, Choon Bee and Ser, Wue Hiong and Wang, Weizhou (2025) Local space and free space: the interaction between Southern scholars and the literary public sphere of Hong Kong. Fonseca-journal of Communication, 28 (2). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2172-9077 https://revistas-fonseca.com/index.php/2172-9077/article/view/714 10.48047/fjc.28.02.19 |
| spellingShingle | Lim, Choon Bee Ser, Wue Hiong Wang, Weizhou Local space and free space: the interaction between Southern scholars and the literary public sphere of Hong Kong |
| title | Local space and free space: the interaction between Southern scholars and the literary public sphere of Hong Kong |
| title_full | Local space and free space: the interaction between Southern scholars and the literary public sphere of Hong Kong |
| title_fullStr | Local space and free space: the interaction between Southern scholars and the literary public sphere of Hong Kong |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local space and free space: the interaction between Southern scholars and the literary public sphere of Hong Kong |
| title_short | Local space and free space: the interaction between Southern scholars and the literary public sphere of Hong Kong |
| title_sort | local space and free space: the interaction between southern scholars and the literary public sphere of hong kong |
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