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在過去的十年中,香港出現了大量呼籲保存「本地社區」的社會網絡和文化的社會運動。這些社會運動交織著對政府推行的市區重建項目和政府文物保育政策的批評。這些批評指出政府的政策過度重視經濟發展,進一步加深社會矛盾和弱勢群體的邊緣化。 ; 本論文中的社區博物館正是在香港資本主義的城市發展模式下催生而成。為了反對有關城市發展的官方話語和將自己的利益最大化,社區博物館中的各利益持份者,根據他們對當地的歷史和文化的解釋,各自建構他們關於「社區和地方文化」的話語。這些多元的「社區」話語在這個社區博物館的構成,揭示了來自不同社會背景的團體之間的角力。本論文指出該社區博物館的建立和運作,促使分屬各社會階層的團體進行政治協商。他們各自的主張在社區博物館中交流,結果提出了有別於官方著眼經濟的「發展」模式,改以「社區」作本土文化的另一「發展」模式。這過程展示了不同社會階層間的權力流動,以及他們為加強自身的社會的政治影響力和爭奪經濟資源而展開的競爭。 ; In the past decade, numerous social movements have emerged in Hong Kong calling for the preservation of social networks and "cultures" of the "local community". These social movements have been interwoven with local critiques of the urban renewal projects and heritage conservation policies implemented by the government. The critiques point out that the government policies overweigh economic development and further increase social disparity and marginalization of disadvantaged groups. The community museum in this study was established in a capitalistic model of urban development in Hong Kong. Various stakeholders construct their own discourses of "community and local culture" in the community museum in order to oppose official discourses about urban development and maximize their own interests. Thus the making of the "community and local culture" in this community museum reveals a negotiation among the parties of different social background. ; This research argues that the establishment and operation of the community museum enable groups from different social segments to negotiate and construct their own discourses based on their interpretations of local history and culture. This research also showcases both the power dynamics of different social classes and their competition for their own socio-political influences and economic resources through proposing an alternative model of urban development. ; Detailed summary in vernacular field only. ; Detailed summary in vernacular field only. ; Tsang, Ching Yi. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. ; Includes bibliographical references ...

Abortion has become a common practice in modern China since the implementation of birth limitation policy in the 1950s. In recent decades, the growing prevalence of abortion among young unmarried migrant workers has aroused public concern. Socially, abortion among this group of young women is often seen as a reproductive health problem or anomalous phenomenon that needs to be managed and handled; at the individual level, abortion is singled out as a behavioural misconduct of young women, which signifies their moral failure. However, these indiscreet and injudicious perceptions fail to acknowledge the complexity and structural dynamics behind their choices.While past studies have examined abortion through perspectives including law, morality, policy and reproductive health, or analyzed its impact on macro politics and institutions at a societal level, few of them have looked into the authentic experiences of these women and examined the whole issue from the perspective of interpersonal and gender dynamics. To fill the gap of knowledge, the present study aims at comprehending this distinctive life event of women and reflecting women's agency. Through conducting intensive ethnographic observation and in-depth interviews with 20 unmarried female migrant workers aged from 17 to 28 years old with diverse background, the underlining forces behind the occurrence of abortion are revealed, such as the influence of state family planning policy, the complex changes of lifestyle under market reform,and the heavy influence of partners and families on the decisions concerning marriage and childbirth. This study also traces the process within which abortion decisions are made, from sexual contacts, contraceptive uses, abortion decision-making,to the negotiation between partners, depicting women's responses to structural constraints and how their choices are made under the influence of migration. ...

在香港,若逝世者生前沒有宗教信仰或指定的喪葬儀式,家人通常都會為他舉行道教葬禮。黎志添教授認為道教葬儀在香港已經習俗化。事實上,在一般情況下,進行道教葬儀根本不能反映死者生前信奉的宗教信仰。為何道教葬儀在香港會成為大部份香港人的習俗?我認為,道教葬儀音樂已成為香港人不言而喻的一種身份。 ; 港人一般不會關心葬儀,就算舉辦也不會深究儀式內容。但他們卻認為儀式中的音樂代表了他們的身份。在實地考察中,我發現道教葬儀音樂包含了不少廣東音樂的元素,曲牌《一錠金》就是其中的例子;事實上,採用道教儀式是香港人認同本土中國人身份的表現。 ; 在實地考察中,我發現研究道教殯儀音樂可有多個視角,其音樂及宗教元素更蘊含多層意義。本文以樂師的活動為切入點,以政治身份角力的角度,研究香港道教殯儀音樂。 ; In Hong Kong, a Taoist funeral is usually held for a deceased person by his or her family if the deceased did not have any religious belief or preference. In most cases, a Taoist funeral is a mere convention rather than a reflection of choice or religious affiliation of the deceased. To explore the reason of this ritual popularized in this particular region, I would like to suggest that the music played in a Taoist funeral is part of Hong Kong people's identities. ; Most Hong Kong people, in fact, would avoid the idea of death, not to mention death rituals. When they do, they usually have little knowledge of the Taoist ritual. Most, however, consider the music to be an essential part of the ritual, which reflects to a great extent, their identity. They do, however, consider that the music played represent their identity. ; During the fieldwork for this thesis, I identified a number of traditional Cantonese music pieces in the ritual. For example, the Cantonese tune "Yi-ding jin"一錠金has been playing a significant role. Ordinary Chinese people, as a matter of fact, accept that the music in Taoist funeral rituals represent their identity. ; I have come to understand that there are many layers in a Taoist funeral. The musicians, the ritual, and the Taoist philosophy are part and parcel of the funeral other than the music. Through extensive fieldwork and interviews, I attempt to draw a clear picture of Taoist funeral music activities in the Hong Kong community and explore the entwined relationship between politics and identity dynamics within Hong Kong Taoist funeral music. For a long time, perhaps even today, the identity of the Hong Kong people has remained a controversial ...

Lee Tsz Lok. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 120-123). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; ABSTRACT --- p.i ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.iii ; CONTENTS --- p.v ; Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- Introduction: Domestic Work from Premodern to Modern --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Research Objective ; Chapter 1.2 --- Research B ackground ; Chapter 1.2.1 --- History of Chinese Domestic Servants ; Chapter 1.2.2 --- Demand for Foreign Domestic Workers ; Chapter 1.2.3 --- Legislation Governing Employment of Foreign Domestic Workers ; Chapter 1.2 --- Research Questions ; Chapter 1.3 --- Research Significances ; Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- Literature Review: Private-Public Interpenetration, Power Relations and Social Negotiations in Domestic Employment --- p.13 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Hegemonies and Homes ; Chapter 2.2 --- Private-Public Distinction ; Chapter 2.3 --- Power Dynamics ; Chapter 2.4 --- Between the Personalized and the Bureaucratized ; Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- Conceptual Framework: The Personalized/ Bureaucratized Typology and Interactive Dynamics in Domestic Employment --- p.25 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Assumptions of the Present Study ; Chapter 3.2 --- Typology of Worker-Employer Relations ; Chapter 3.3 --- The Personalized Type of Relations ; Chapter 3.4 --- The Bureaucratized Type of Relations ; Chapter 3.5 --- Micropolitics in Domestic Work ; Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- Research Methods and Data --- p.39 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Methods and Data Collection ; Chapter 4.2 --- Characteristics of Informants ; Chapter 4.2.1 --- Characteristics of Employers ; Chapter 4.2.2 --- Characteristics of Workers ; Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- The Personalized Type of Relations --- p.45 ; Chapter 5.1 --- Affective-Based Particularism ; Chapter 5.1.1 --- Working Philosophy ; Chapter 5.1.2 --- Workers' Presence in Public Spaces ; Chapter 5.1.3 --- Confrontations ; Chapter 5.2 --- Diffuse Work Obligations ; Chapter 5.3 --- Personal Attachment ; Chapter 5.3.1 --- Materialistic Relationship ; Chapter 5.3.2 --- ...

by Chan, Cheuk-Wah. ; Thesis submitted in: August 1997. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Abstract also in Chinese. ; Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- p.1. ; Chapter 1.1.-- --- The main theme ; Chapter 1.2. -- --- Theoretical background ; Chapter 1.2.1. -- --- The proper role of the state in the economy ; Chapter 1.2.2. -- --- Conception of the development state ; Chapter 1.2.3. -- --- Politics of defining the role of the state ; Chapter 1.2.4. -- --- The relative autonomy of the state ; Chapter 1.2.5. -- --- "The ISH Model-- Institutions, Strategic actions of agents, Historical contingencies" ; Chapter 1.2.6. -- --- The ISH Model and the economic dynamics in Hong Kong ; Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- p.22. ; Chapter 2 -- --- "Historical Background, Contingency and International Hurricane (from the mid of 1940s to the mid 1950s)" ; Chapter 2.1. -- --- Introduction ; Chapter 2.2. -- --- Historical background ; Chapter 2.3. -- --- Conflicts between China and the West (Korean War and Cold War) ; Chapter 2.4. -- --- Hong Kong's fluctuating economy and the colonial minimal government ; Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- p.44. ; Chapter 3. --- The Dynamics of the Process of Economic Restructuring and the Strategies of the Industrialists (1950s-60s) ; Chapter 3.1. -- --- Introduction ; Chapter 3.2. -- --- The path of economic restructuring ; Chapter 3.2.1. -- --- Profile of textiles industry ; Chapter 3.2.2.-- --- rofile of clothing industry ; Chapter 3.2.3. -- --- Profile of toys and plastic industry ; Chapter 3.3.-- --- Strategies of the Chinese industrialists ; Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- p.62. ; Chapter 4. --- Hong Kong Government's Role and Selective Interventions in the Economy ; Chapter 4.1. -- --- Introduction ; Chapter 4.2. -- --- Monetary/fiscal policy with colonial bias ; Chapter 4.3. -- --- Housing policy ; Chapter 4.4. -- --- Investment and trade promotion ; Chapter 4.5. -- --- Land and infrastructure development ; Chapter 4.6. -- --- Influences on the prices and ...

So Ka Lok Carol. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-200). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction ; Chapter 1.1 --- Research Background --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Research Puzzle --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Research Questions and Major Thesis --- p.6 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Layout of the Thesis --- p.8 ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review and Analytical Framework ; Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.2 --- State Feminism and the Stetson and Mazur Model --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.3 --- The Macro Movement Dynamics: Political Opportunities Structure --- p.25 ; Chapter 2.4 --- The Micro Movement Dynamics: Framing Political Opportunities --- p.33 ; Chapter 2.5 --- Analytical Framework --- p.37 ; Chapter 2.6 --- Methodological Orientations --- p.44 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Women's Policy Machineries in Hong Kong: A Historical and Structural Overview ; Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.51 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Paving the Road --- p.51 ; Chapter 3.3 --- "The Equal Opportunities Commission: The ""Equality"" Project" --- p.55 ; Chapter 3.3.1 --- Appointment of Members: The Critical but Mysterious Process --- p.57 ; Chapter 3.3.2 --- EOC as Characterized by Investigation and Conciliation --- p.59 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Women's Commission: The Umbrella Organization --- p.60 ; Chapter 3.4.1 --- Actions of WoC --- p.62 ; Chapter 3.4.2 --- Appointment of WoC Members --- p.63 ; Chapter 3.4.3 --- The Structure of WoC: Following the International Pace? --- p.64 ; Chapter 3.4.4 --- Relationship Between EOC and WoC --- p.66 ; Chapter Chapter 4 --- Struggling for a Seat: Participation in the Political Arena ; Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.69 ; Chapter 4.2 --- Gaining an Entrance --- p.70 ; Chapter 4.2.1 --- The Significance of Gaining an Entrance --- p.79 ; Chapter 4.2.2 --- Obstacles in Entering the System --- p.81 ; Chapter 4.3 --- Collaborations and Participations with the System --- p.89 ; Chapter Chapter 5 --- Gender ...

Ho Wai-yee. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-53). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract (English) --- p.i ; Abstract (Chinese) --- p.ii ; Acknowledgement --- p.iii ; Table of contents --- p.iv ; Chapter Chapter1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Literature Review --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Organization of the thesis --- p.8 ; Chapter Chapter2 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.2 --- The Model --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Effects of government expenditure --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Summary ; Chapter Chapter3 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.16 ; Chapter 3.2 --- The Model --- p.16 ; Chapter 3.3 --- The capital mobile case --- p.21 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Summary --- p.25 ; Chapter Chapter4 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.27 ; Chapter 4.2 --- The Model --- p.27 ; Chapter 4.3 --- Dynamics --- p.33 ; Chapter 4.4 --- Current Account Balance --- p.35 ; Chapter 4.5 --- Comparative Statics --- p.36 ; Chapter 4.6 --- Welfare --- p.38 ; Chapter 4.7 --- Summary --- p.41 ; Chapter Chapter5 ; Conclusion --- p.43 ; Appendix --- p.46 ; Reference --- p.52

Yung King-fung Phoenix. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 203-208). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Scope of the Studies ; Chapter 1.2 --- Reasons of Choosing the Nepalese Case ; Chapter 1.3 --- Ethnic Studies in Hong Kong ; Chapter 1.4 --- Layout of the Thesis ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.1 --- The Origin of the Discourse ; Chapter 2.2 --- Special Features of Social Exclusion Approach ; Chapter 2.3 --- Three Paradigms of Social Exclusion ; Chapter 2.4 --- Remarks on Citizenship ; Chapter 2.5 --- Unanswered Questions ; Chapter 2.6 --- Remarks on Methods ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Nepalese Community in Hong Kong --- p.38 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Historical Background and Settlement Pattern ; Chapter 3.2 --- Recent Population Trends ; Chapter Chapter 4 --- The Problematic Community: Modes of Social Exclusions Against the Nepalese --- p.52 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Cultural Exclusion: Inaccessible Cultural Capital ; Chapter 4.2 --- Economic Exclusion: 4D Work ; Chapter 4.3 --- Civil Exclusion: Second-class Citizens and Distanced Friends ; Chapter 4.4 --- Political Exclusion: Invisible Citizens ; Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusion: the Marginal Man ; Chapter Chapter 5 --- Malign Dynamics Among Modes of Exclusions --- p.127 ; Chapter 5.1 --- Cultural Exclusion - Economic Exclusion ; Chapter 5.2 --- Cultural Exclusion - Civil Exclusion ; Chapter 5.3 --- Cultural Exclusion - Political Exclusion ; Chapter 5.4 --- Economic Exclusion - Civil Exclusion ; Chapter 5.5 --- Economic Exclusion - Political Exclusion ; Chapter 5.6 --- Political Exclusion - Civil Exclusion ; Chapter Chapter 6 --- Approaching Complete Citizenship --- p.163 ; Chapter 6.1 --- A Divided Community: From FEONA to GNF ; Chapter 6.2 --- Reluctance and Domination: Individual Level ; Conclusion: We Have No Choice --- p.192 ; References --- p.203 ; Appendices ; Chapter 1. --- List of interviewees ; Chapter 2. ...

by Xueyi Chen. ; Thesis submitted in: December 1997. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-106). ; Abstract also in Chinese. ; Table of Contents ; Abbreviations ; Timeline ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction ; Chapter 1.1 --- Purpose and Significance ; Chapter 1.2 --- Thesis Structure ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Historical Background ; Chapter 2.1 --- Development of China's Stock Markets ; Chapter 2.2 --- Paradox in China's Stock Markets ; Chapter 2.3 --- Stock News Reporting in China ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Literature Review ; Chapter 3.1 --- The Perspective of Political Economy: An Overview ; Chapter 3.2 --- The Political Economy of China's Party Press: Change and Continuity ; Chapter 3.2.1 --- "In the Mao Era: The Chinese Press as Propagandist, Agitator and Organizer" ; Chapter 3.2.2 --- In the Era of Economic Reform: A Paradigm Shift ; Chapter Chapter 4 --- Assumptions ; Chapter Chapter 5 --- Methodology ; Chapter 5.1 --- Four Periods: Operational Definitions for the Interplay of State Controls and Market Forces ; Chapter 5.2 --- Contexts of the Field Study ; Chapter 5.3 --- Research Procedures ; Chapter 5.2.1 --- Content Analysis ; Chapter 5.2.2 --- In-depth Interview ; Chapter 5.2.3 --- Documentary Analysis ; Chapter 5.2.4 --- Participant Observation ; Chapter Chapter 6 --- Stock News Reporting under State-Market Dynamics ; Chapter 6.1 --- The Period of Initial Reforms: From the Early 1980s to the Mid-1980s ; Chapter 6.1.1 --- Continuing State Controls ; Chapter 6.1.2 --- Absence of Market and Competition ; Chapter 6.1.3 --- Content Pattern: Ideological Orthodoxy ; Chapter 6.1.4 --- Reporting Mode: Orthodox Reporting ; Chapter 6.2 --- The Period of Continuing Reforms: From the Mid-1980s to the Late1980s ; Chapter 6.2.1 --- Relaxed State Controls ; Chapter 6.2.2 --- Emerging Competition ; Chapter 6.2.3 --- Content Changes: Minor Departures from Ideological Orthodoxy ; Chapter 6.2.4 --- Reporting Mode: Orthodox Reporting with Increased ...

Chan, Pui Lun. ; "December 2010." ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-147). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract of thesis entitled: --- p.i ; Abstract (Chinese) --- p.iii ; Acknowledgements --- p.iv ; Table of Contents --- p.v ; List of Figures and Tables --- p.viii ; Romanization and Translation --- p.ix ; Chapter Chapter One - --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- "Motivations, Arguements and Methodology" --- p.2 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Ethnomusicological Studies on Chinese Operas --- p.3 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Studying Peking opera in Hong Kong --- p.5 ; Biographies of Mainland Peking Opera Performers --- p.5 ; Newspapers Reports and Columns --- p.6 ; Interview Transcripts of Peking Opera Artists in Hong Kong --- p.7 ; Government Documents and Archival Data --- p.8 ; Fieldwork --- p.8 ; Challenges and Limitations --- p.9 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Thesis Outline --- p.10 ; Chapter Chapter Two - --- The History of Peking Opera in Hong Kong --- p.14 ; Chapter 2.1 --- The Dual Forces of Cultural Policies --- p.15 ; Tour Performances as Diplomacy --- p.15 ; The First Encounter: Mei Lan-fang's Tour in 1922 --- p.17 ; Cultural Competition between the Two Chinese Regimes --- p.21 ; Cultural Policy of the Colonial Government before 1980 --- p.24 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Early Peking Opera Activities in Hong Kong --- p.26 ; Peking Opera in Recordings and Radio Broadcasting --- p.26 ; Peking Opera Films in the 1940s and 50s --- p.33 ; Integrating Peking Opera with Local Martial Arts Films in the 1960s and 70s --- p.35 ; Local Peking Opera Academies --- p.38 ; Amateur Peking Opera Groups --- p.42 ; Hybridization Between Peking Opera and Cantonese Opera --- p.43 ; Chapter 2.3 --- An Entertainment for Mainland Emigrants --- p.48 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Summary --- p.51 ; Chapter Chapter Three - --- Contemporary Peking Opera Activities --- p.54 ; Chapter 3.1 --- The Continuing Political Influence --- p.55 ; The Shifting Dynamics of Political Influences in the ...

by Xu Kai. ; Thesis submitted in: December 1999. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-135). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; ABSTRACT (English) --- p.iii ; ABSTRACT (Chinese) --- p.v ; ACKNOWLEDEMENT --- p.vi ; LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii ; LIST OF TABLES --- p.viii ; Chapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1. --- Prelude --- p.1 ; Chapter 2. --- The Questions of Intra- and Inter-Organizational Dynamics --- p.5 ; Chapter 3. --- Hybridization: A Historical Trajectory of Chinese Advertising Industry --- p.8 ; Chapter 4. --- Competition and Professionalization: Two Challenges Facing State-Owned Ad Agencies --- p.14 ; Chapter 5. --- The Basic Conceptual Framework and A Chapter Outline --- p.19 ; Chapter Chapter II --- "Space, Spatial Partition and Situated Practices of A State-owned Ad Agency" --- p.22 ; Chapter 1. --- "Strategic Practices, Locale, and Institutional Changes" --- p.22 ; Chapter 2. --- Key Concepts and Their Linkages --- p.27 ; Chapter Chapter III --- Methodology --- p.40 ; Chapter 1. --- Case Study and Case Selection --- p.40 ; Chapter 2. --- PrQcedure of Fieldwork --- p.42 ; Chapter 3. --- Data and My Identities in Data Collection --- p.46 ; Chapter 4. --- Validity of My Interpretation --- p.50 ; Chapter Chapter IV --- Spatial Partitioning and Routine Practices at PAC --- p.53 ; Chapter 1. --- Seaside Province and Phoenix City --- p.53 ; Chapter 2. --- Physical Settings of PAC --- p.57 ; Chapter 3. --- Professionalization of PAC in the Front Region --- p.68 ; Chapter 4. --- The Transformation of Organizational Structure --- p.71 ; Chapter 5. --- Routine and Non-routine Practices in the Back Region --- p.77 ; Chapter 6. --- The Mixture of Two Systems in PAC --- p.93 ; Chapter Chapter V --- Patrolling the Spatial Partition in Competition --- p.97 ; Chapter 1. --- Bidding as A Critical Moment --- p.98 ; Chapter 2. --- PAC's Preparation for Submitting A Bid --- p.99 ; Chapter 3. --- PAC's Excellent Performances in ...

在香港的英屬殖民時期,"混血兒(Eurasian)被限定為一個特別的種族分類。其身份在殖民主義和種族主義的多重迫力下被限定和汙名化,其社會境遇一路荊棘,深受社會道德機制的譴責與排斥。然而,在當代香港的後殖民語境中,混血兒的境遇發生了戲劇性的變化。"混血兒作為"種族分類(racial category)已然消失,現在則普遍以一種美化的象徵性身份(emblematic identity)概念而存在。人們對混血兒的認識亦脫離了種族與階級背景,而更多地建立在一種文化想像上。它甚至成為了"國際化的代名詞和"優生的標準之一,被媒體審美刻板化及商品化。本文觀察了香港混血兒在殖民時期與後殖民時期中的境遇變遷,通過研究"混血兒概念的建立、消失、和回潮,剖析"種族(race)是如何在不同語境中被建構的,並試圖解構種族理論、種族主義的政治、社會與文化淵源。 ; Within Hong Kong, the term "Eurasian once designated a stigmatized racial category, a group of "natural aberrations that were positioned in an embarrassing social niche within colonial society. As a consequence of this, Eurasians experienced severe racism and intense social pressures. In keeping pace with the end of colonialism and the rise of the new global capitalist order, the racial category of "Eurasian has been abandoned. However, somewhat surprisingly, the status of Eurasians in this day and age has been dramatically reversed. It now only exists as a descriptive term for a desirable physical type, which is assumed, to some extent, to be emblematic of "natural beauty. Being "Eurasian has now become a locally imagined "superior result of reproduction. By examining the creation, decline, and recent rebirth of the concept of "Eurasian, I hope to raise several important questions about race. Applying historical research to the construction of race requires analysis of how shifting political and social power dynamics have shaped the realization and so-called "authenticity of the "Eurasian category. At a broader level, this study seeks to add to the debate about how the idea of "race is constrained by political, social and cultural factors, and how people culturally imagine "the science of race in different social contexts. ; Detailed summary in vernacular field only. ; Deng, Yuanye. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 216-227). ; Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide ...