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This is an interdisciplinary course that explores the dynamic integration of Hong Kong with Mainland China, encompassing social, economic, cultural, and political dimensions. The course aims to provide you with ideas, methods, and experience in understanding how these interactions and integrations occur in our daily lives and how they shape identities, boundaries, and the broader imagination of the “other.” It adopts an actor-oriented approach, emphasizing that it is people, rather than places, who interact and integrate. You will explore the everyday experiences of various actors, such as daigou practitioners, cross-boundary students, business people, key opinion leaders (KOLs), migrant workers, and other agents who embody the connection between the two regions. This will help you gain a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted process featured by cultural discrepancy, conflicting political values, and intersectionality.

Drawing upon the fields of anthropology, cultural studies, history, and sociology, this course will provide a broad introduction to key theories and themes in mobility, migration, identities, gender, labour and diversity. It will incorporate ethnographic research and practical experiences, equipping you with analytical tools for critical thinking about how we should understand and interact with different “others.” A selection of readings bring into discussion the methods necessary to examine the vibrant tension in culturally complex societies, including including ethnographic observation, in-depth interviews, content analysis, and digital ethnography.

Introduction Methodology: Let’s DO it!

Migration and Identity: Why Are We/They Here?

Consuming Hong Kong or Shenzhen?

Where to Die?: Death and Culture in Chinese Societies

Fieldtrip to Local Cemeteries/ Coffin House

Savoring Hong Kong: Being a Foodie in the City

Gender and Sexuality: Being Gay in Hong Kong and Mainland China

Ghosts and Deities in the City