Hong Kong–based Fans of Mainland Idol Li Yuchun
Hong Kong–based Fans of Mainland Idol Li Yuchun
Elective Belonging, Gender Ambiguity, and Rooted Cosmopolitanism
The more than 30 percent of Hong Kong residents born in Mainland China often face discrimination in their daily lives. This essay explores how those of this group who are fans and followers of Mainland singing star Li Yuchun use their participation in the fandom to build multiple senses of belonging that can help negotiate such tensions. Li Yuchun’s persona as a fresh face of China, cosmopolitan and gender ambiguous, and thus a new “new woman,” has a particular appeal to her Hong Kong–based female fans who are Mainland-born.
Keywords: Acafans, Cross-border Fandoms, Hong Kong Fans, Hong Kong Residents from the Mainland, Li Yuchun
Hong Kong Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs , and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us .
