Contesting British Chinese Culture
This is the first text to address British Chinese culture. It explores British Chinese cultural politics in terms of national and international debates on the Chinese diaspora, race, multiculture, identity and belonging, and transnational ‘Chineseness’. C
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THORPE
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DIANA
YEH
CONTESTING BRITISH CHINESE C U LT U R E
Contesting British Chinese Culture
Ashley Thorpe • Diana Yeh Editors
Contesting British Chinese Culture
Editors Ashley Thorpe Department of Drama and Theatre Royal Holloway, University of London Egham, UK
Diana Yeh Department of Sociology City, University of London London, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-71158-4 ISBN 978-3-319-71159-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71159-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018939868 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design by Fatima Jamadar Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
In fond memory of Jessie Lim (21 November 1942–14 March 2009), trailblazer for British Chinese arts, and to all the artists, activists and writers past, present and future, engaged in this venture.
Acknowledgements
The editors would like to thank all of the contributing authors for their work on this volume and for their patience and responsiveness during the editing process. We would also like to thank the Department of Sociology, City, University of London for generous financial support for this publication.
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Contents
1 Introduction: Contesting British Chinese Culture 1 Ashley Thorpe and Diana Yeh 2 The Cultural Politics of In/Visibility: Contesting ‘British Chineseness’ in the Arts 31 Diana Yeh 3 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Dancing in the Margins/on the Border of Oblivion 61 Erika Tan 4 “A History Written by Our Bodies”: Artistic Activism and the Agonistic Chinese Voice of Mad For Real’s Performances at the End of the Twentieth Century 67 Katie Hil
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