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Gregory B. Lee

HONG KONG: THE DECOLONIZATION THAT NEVER HAPPENED

HONG KONG: THE DECOLONIZATION THAT NEVER HAPPENED

In this brief article, we attempt to demonstrate how a historic compromise between British colonial power and an affluent local Chinese social class created fertile ground for the emergence of another “Chineseness”, different to and separate from the Chineseness of mainland China, or that of the Nationalists who fled to
Gregory B. Lee, Patrick Poon Sep 4, 2021
“Islamo-Leftism” – Hobby Horse of the Ideologues of French Universalism

“Islamo-Leftism” – Hobby Horse of the Ideologues of French Universalism

The recent and intense attacks on what has been labelled Islamo-leftism, Islamo-gauchisme in the original, is the French iteration of a more global attack on “woke leftism”, or specifically critical race theory, gender studies and postcolonialism, summarized by France’s President Macron as the threat of  “certain social science theories
Florent Villard, Gregory B. Lee Jul 6, 2021
#chinesevirus: The Long Racism that Lurks Behind COVID-19

#chinesevirus: The Long Racism that Lurks Behind COVID-19

According to a recent study that analysed tweets from 9 March to 23 March 2020, corresponding to the week before and the week after President Donald J. Trump’s tweet with the phrase, “Chinese Virus,” there was a significant increase in anti-Asian hashtags associated with #chinesevirus when comparing the week
Gregory B. Lee Mar 26, 2021
Postcolonial Politics is dedicated to exploring the manifold ways in which contemporary politics and culture continue to be shaped by the legacies of colonialism, including its ongoing manifestations in the forms of neocolonialism, racism, global inequality and climate crisis. We are particularly interested in looking at novel forms of political organisation, innovative ideas and subjectivities that question received understandings of our social order.
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