A Journal of the Plague Year is an exhibition catalogue published by Hong Kong art space, Para Site.
The book offers a critical analysis of historical and contemporary imaginations and politics of fear, in the face of disease and the spectre of contamination in society and culture.
Scholars, artists, novelists, and journalists depart from Hong Kong’s own history of epidemics —the most significant being the SARS outbreak of 2003, shortly followed by the tragic death of pan-Asian pop icon Leslie Cheung. A Journal of the Plague Year explores the galvanizing power and varied perceptions of contagion in the context of lingering histories, mythologies, memories and anxieties across geographies.
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COLOPHON
Language: English
Format: Hardcover, 196 pages
Dimensions: 151x122mm
Edition: First
ISBN-13: 9783956791178
Publication Date: 2013
The book offers a critical analysis of historical and contemporary imaginations and politics of fear, in the face of disease and the spectre of contamination in society and culture.
Scholars, artists, novelists, and journalists depart from Hong Kong’s own history of epidemics —the most significant being the SARS outbreak of 2003, shortly followed by the tragic death of pan-Asian pop icon Leslie Cheung. A Journal of the Plague Year explores the galvanizing power and varied perceptions of contagion in the context of lingering histories, mythologies, memories and anxieties across geographies.
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COLOPHON
Language: English
Format: Hardcover, 196 pages
Dimensions: 151x122mm
Edition: First
ISBN-13: 9783956791178
Publication Date: 2013
