The Challenge of Localism and Memory Repair
Author:
Lee Francis L.F.1,
Chan Joseph M.1
Affiliation:
1. Chinese University of Hong Kong
Abstract
Chapter 6 discusses how Tiananmen commemoration was challenged
from within the broadly defined pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong
as a result of the rise of localism in the early to mid-2010s. The analysis
reconstructs how the challenge of localism entered the mainstream
media, and how the Umbrella Movement constituted a critical event
strengthening this challenge. It also discusses how memory entrepreneurs
responded to the challenge by reframing the significance of Tiananmen
commemoration in order to seek common ground.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press