Hong Kong’s New Identity Politics
Lillian Ngan reviews a new book about the manoeuvres of identity in the quickly evolving political and cultural landscape of Hong Kong.
HONG KONG REVIEW OF BOOKS 香港書評
Critical Theory, Philosophy, Literature – Reviews, Essays, Interviews
Returning the Sword to the Stone
Nathan Hoks reviews a collection of poetry that tiptoes a line between joyful goofiness and stunning lyricism.
The ongoing mystery of the disappearing self
Andy Chen reviews a moving collection of poems by Martin Corless-Smith.
The Kowloon English Club
Chris Maden reviews a gentle comedy set in the run-up to Hong Kong’s 1997 ‘handover’ to China…
Leading Healthy and Thriving Schools in Hong Kong
Flora Mak reviews a theoretical and practical summary of promoting a healthy school framework in Hong Kong.
Good Times in Dystopia
Paul Clinton Corrigan reviews a book that engages with the darker side of life in the contemporary urban sprawl.
This City is a Minefield
Jason Man-bo Ho reviews Aaron Chan’s memoir about growing up as a gay man in the multiracial, multicultural city of Vancouver.
The Idols of Isis
Briankle G. Chang reviews a book that interrogates the enduring power of the image.
