Ten years as boundary object: The search for identity and belonging as 'Hongkongers'

• Main Authors: LOWE, John, ESPENA Darlene Machell, WONG, George
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: blurring boundary; boundary object; China; ethnic boundaries; Hong Kong; Hongkonger identity; Ten Years; Asian Studies; Film and Media Studies; Race and Ethnicity; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/142; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1141/viewcontent/TenYears_BoundaryObject_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This article examines the complex process of symbolic boundary-making of ‘Hongkonger’ cultural identities through the lens of the controversial 2015 film Ten Years, which is a celebrated omnibus production comprised of five short segments that picture a dystopic end to Hong Kong’s cherished way of l...