

Research Interests, Fieldwork, Creative Arts
Research interests/Creative Arts
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Music/Sound studies
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The phenomenology of sound
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Sounding objects
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The politics of listening; auralities
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Sinophone sound studies
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Aesthetics
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The aesthetics of (1) soul and R&B ad-libs and feelings and (2) virtuosic vocal techniques in Sinophone pop and Cantopop
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Political, festive musical rituals
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Experimental ethnography; Digital humanities
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Audiovisual art installation
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Documentary filmmaking
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Immersive, intermedial work
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Sensory ethnography
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Voice studies
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Singing
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Sinophone R&B and Cantopop
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Performed vocalities
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Political theory
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The authoritarian ear and politicized listening
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The free voices
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Hong Kong studies
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Local and diasporic Hong Kong
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Cantopop
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Poetry (English, Traditional Chinese)
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Singer-songwriting (English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese)
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Urban geography
Fieldwork
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Hong Kong: urban/protest sound, street performance, Cantopop, Sinophone R&B (2008 onward)
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Macao: Cantonese opera for the Ghosts Festival (2012)
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Japan: urban/metro sound, Japanese objects, Kawaii, Shrines (2014 onward)
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Taiwan: urban/metro sound (2016)
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Réunion Island: Sinophone communities (2017)
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New York City: subway/protest sound, street performance (2018, 2019)
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North America: Hong Kong diaspora protest sound (2019 onward)
First published on: 1 June 2019
Last update: 30 March 2025