TY - CHAP
T1 - De-territorialization and Re-territorialization: the “Cramped Space” in Contemporary Hong Kong Literature
AU - Chow-Quesada, Shun Man Emily
PY - 2025/6/19
Y1 - 2025/6/19
N2 - This chapter explores the new aesthetics emerging in contemporary Hong Kong literature, and examines Florence Ng’s Wild Boar in Victoria Harbour (維多利亞港的野豬, 2019), Dorothy Tse’s Ghosts with No Umbrella (無遮鬼, 2021), and Ching Hang Wong’s Lorries Returning from the South (南歸貨車, 2021) through the lens of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s concept of “cramped space.” These works collectively reflect various Hongkongers’ attempts to re-present themselves within the postcolonial “cramped space,” resonating with Deleuze and Guattari’s notion of the power of minor literature. Ng’s linguistic blend, Tse’s magical absurdity, and Wong’s exploration of marginality enable Hongkongers to discover new structures and meanings while seeking an integrative culture.
AB - This chapter explores the new aesthetics emerging in contemporary Hong Kong literature, and examines Florence Ng’s Wild Boar in Victoria Harbour (維多利亞港的野豬, 2019), Dorothy Tse’s Ghosts with No Umbrella (無遮鬼, 2021), and Ching Hang Wong’s Lorries Returning from the South (南歸貨車, 2021) through the lens of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s concept of “cramped space.” These works collectively reflect various Hongkongers’ attempts to re-present themselves within the postcolonial “cramped space,” resonating with Deleuze and Guattari’s notion of the power of minor literature. Ng’s linguistic blend, Tse’s magical absurdity, and Wong’s exploration of marginality enable Hongkongers to discover new structures and meanings while seeking an integrative culture.
U2 - 10.1163/9789004728608_007
DO - 10.1163/9789004728608_007
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9789004727243
T3 - Hong Kong Culture and Literature
SP - 131
EP - 153
BT - Hong Kong Studies
A2 - Ki, Magdalen
A2 - Liang, Wayne Wen-chun
PB - Brill
ER -