Occupy Central
Towards A Geography of Presence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6069596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward Irons (0000-0001-5515-8102, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2187-4905 • E-ISSN: 2187-4905 |
| Publisher | The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) (PUBLISHER • JP) |
| DOI | 10.22492/ijcs.1.1.01 |
| OpenAlex | W2608933880 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Occupy Central was a 79-day experiment in urban identity. Occupy-the Umbrella Revolution of 2014-rearranged space on the streets of Hong Kong. This rearranging suggests a geography of presence. Such a geography will explain how spaces of transit become spaces of meaning, how impersonal landscapes become imbued with memory. This paper takes up the warring ideologies-the accommodating and the discontented-as well as the range of lived experiences the erupted during Occupy. It connects the events of Occupy to Hong Kong's core identity: its Chineseness, its status as a world city, and its postcolonial legacy. On the political level Occupy seemed doomed to fail. Yet on the level of signification it subverted an urban landscape through a reimagining of presence
Economic geography · Geography · Regional science · Information Society and Technology Trends · University Challenges and Reforms · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |