Macao - Cultural Interaction and Literary Representations

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-8153-7470-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 367 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Macao, the former Portuguese colony in southeast China from the 1550s until its return to China in 1999, has a long and very interesting history of cultural interaction between China and the West. As an entity with independent political power and a unique social setting and cultural development, the identity of Macao’s people is not only indicative of the legacy and influence of the region’s socio-historical factors and forces, but it has also been altered, transformed and maintained because of the input, action, interaction and stimulation of creative arts and literatures. Held together by racial accommodation and tolerance and active cultural interactions, Macao’s phenomenon can be characterized as hybridization. This book is a presentation of the ongoing hybridization of Macao and is in itself a hybrid, covering a wide range of issues. Putting forward substantial new research findings, the book explores the nature of cultural interaction in Macao, and how the city has been constructed and perceived through literature and other art forms. It is a companion volume to Macao – The Formation of a Global City.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wong, Katrine K.

Wei, C.X. George

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Introduction Part 1: Socio-Cultural Evolution: Naming, Reading and Speaking in Macao 1. The Evolution of Spellings of ‘Macau’: An Examination of Early Portuguese and Western Archival Materials 2. Temples and their Gods in Macao before 1990s 3. Socio-Historical Factors Involved in the Changes of the Creole Matrix of Makista Part 2: Intercultural Representations: Macao in Print 4. Foundational Fictions: The Domestic Romances of Macao and Hong Kong 5. Austin Coates and Macao: The Legacy of a Special and Spontaneous Friendship 6. Subtle Messengers: Literary Myth and National Identities in the Postage Stamps of Macao Part 3: Visual and Aural Representations: Hybridized Macao 7. Representations of Macao in Portuguese Fiction Cinema 8. Baroque Macao: The City, History and the Dialectical Image 9. Contemporary Representations of Macao: Taking off the City 10. A Survey of Liturgical Composition in Macao in the Twentieth Century: Musical Life with São José as its Center

Über Autor(innen)

Katrine K. Wong is Assistant Professor of English Literature at University of Macau, China.

C. X. George Wei is Professor in the Department of History at the University of Macau, China.