The Disappearance of Hong Kong in Comics, Advertising and Graphic Design

Download or read book The Disappearance of Hong Kong in Comics, Advertising and Graphic Design written by Wendy Siuyi Wong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Hong Kong’s struggle against the disappearance of its unique identity under the historical challenges of colonialism, in addition to the more recent reimposition of Chinese authoritarian government control, as reflected in three under-researched forms of visual media: comics, advertising and graphic design. Each section of the book focuses on one of these three forms, and each chapter focuses on one stage of Hong Kong’s changing cultural identity. The articulative position of this book is on studies of visual cultural history and media communication. Its case studies will broaden readers’ own cultural knowledge for a more international understanding. The Disappearance of Hong Kong in Comics, Advertising and Graphic Design advances the development of its three key subjects in terms of identity, communication and cultural politics, aiming to reach a wide range of multidisciplinary readers.