HKRB ESSAYS: Orwell Revisited
On International Orwell Day, Joseph Kang uses the dystopian writer to explore contemporary political problems from the splintered Left to the war Continue reading
HONG KONG REVIEW OF BOOKS 香港書評
Critical Theory, Philosophy, Literature – Reviews, Essays, Interviews.
The High Mountains of Portugal
Jeremy Simmons reviews Yann Martel’s latest, praising the novel’s magical realism as a new form of modern mythology. Yann Martel, Continue reading
HKRB ESSAYS: The President’s Other Woman
As Obama finally commutes Chelsea Manning’s unjust sentence, Amy Hickman discusses the relationship between Manning, the presidency, transgender politics and Guantánamo. Continue reading
The Brexit Club
Sean Mahoney on the Farage appeal, the Brexit chaos and the cirumlocution offices of the modern age. Owen Bennet, The Continue reading
Swimming in Hong Kong
Christopher Hill reviews Stephanie Han’s new collection of short stories exploring the nature of identity and the concept of home. Continue reading
HKRB ESSAYS: BoJack Bauman
Following the death of legendary Polish sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman, Łukasz Muniowski uses his work to explore Sarah Lynn the Continue reading
Romeo and Juliet in Palestine
Rachel Fox reviews Tom Sperlinger’s book about the experiences of teaching under occupation and how politics interrupts education.
Dreamscapes of Modernity
Gábor István Bíró discusses a new theory of ‘sociotechnical imaginaries’, assessing how the science of technology has been shaping identities Continue reading
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