tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post113046110862844906..comments2023-10-29T04:39:26.310-07:00Comments on Love Songs (Are for Losers): Jay Chou and the American Cultural Imaginarylovelesscynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05596050666175550661noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1137423638823091262006-01-16T07:00:00.000-08:002006-01-16T07:00:00.000-08:00who could kill the mockingbirdonly when the mockin...who could kill the mockingbird<BR/>only when the mockingbrid start to sing..<BR/>when the east meet west<BR/>when the bound feet meet the western dress<BR/>we need a wider and broader point of vies to see things<BR/>and here<BR/>it's a chance to show me the truth.so glad to flying byBoston Kindergartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220396581926997752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1132045856251050922005-11-15T01:10:00.000-08:002005-11-15T01:10:00.000-08:00sorry, i randomly came onto your site when i tried...sorry, i randomly came onto your site when i tried to google for jay's fa ru xue video.<BR/><BR/>i actually havent seen most of his videos, but i find the things you've pointed out extremely intriguing.<BR/><BR/>perhaps its an instance of reverse fetishization. usually, it is the west that is fetishsizing the east.<BR/><BR/>it could also be due to the fact that american culture, especially pop Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1130682137888511772005-10-30T06:22:00.000-08:002005-10-30T06:22:00.000-08:00Fair enough. I can buy that.Fair enough. I can buy that.lovelesscynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596050666175550661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1130669810346804552005-10-30T02:56:00.000-08:002005-10-30T02:56:00.000-08:00And in response to your earlier comments:The quest...And in response to your earlier comments:<BR/><BR/>The question of what is worthy of "research", and indeed what counts as research or commentary or criticism, is central to cultural studies and other fields, especially anthropology. Cultural Studies' interest in popular culture in the 70s and 80s was originally an explicit response to the unreflective idea that only "high" culture was worthy of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1130627450847842892005-10-29T16:10:00.000-07:002005-10-29T16:10:00.000-07:00Hey, it's late, so I'll only respond to your last ...Hey, it's late, so I'll only respond to your last comment. Yes, I know Chris. We're organizing a couple of events in the next few months here in London. He also examined my PhD thesis, so he knows my darkest secrets (until my thesis is published in the next year, when everyone will know). Chris and I meet for "bitters" at a favourite pub in north London regularly. Do you know him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1130601506808436982005-10-29T08:58:00.000-07:002005-10-29T08:58:00.000-07:00Say, if you're a Chinese Studies academic and you ...Say, if you're a Chinese Studies academic and you live in England, does that mean you know Chris Berry?lovelesscynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596050666175550661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1130601097687042782005-10-29T08:51:00.000-07:002005-10-29T08:51:00.000-07:00I would nix the PRC-Vietnam war since Jay is Taiwa...I would nix the PRC-Vietnam war since Jay is Taiwanese, and also the extensive footage of white and (particularly) black men in the video which seems to indicate a more American influence. And in the Italian music video the rest of the characters are white. As if, Jay Chou was just plunked down into a Mario Puzo novel. <BR/><BR/>I don't have anything against Tsai Mingliang per se. Although I'm lovelesscynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596050666175550661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1130576073450971532005-10-29T01:54:00.000-07:002005-10-29T01:54:00.000-07:00Well, as an academic who watches Tsai Ming-liang.....Well, as an academic who watches Tsai Ming-liang... <BR/><BR/>Actually, there are whole departments of academics who write about popular culture, and there are PhDs on Madonna and Michael Jackson. It's called Cultural Studies. But when it comes to Chinese (-language) culture, English-speaking academics get spread very thin, and the music videos of Jay Chou are down the list of priorities. <BR/><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1130525233922990562005-10-28T11:47:00.000-07:002005-10-28T11:47:00.000-07:00could the video be more like a poke poke jab jab a...could the video be more like a poke poke jab jab at americans?<BR/><BR/>i havent seen it, so i wouldnt know.<BR/><BR/>-MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1130521926709515942005-10-28T10:52:00.000-07:002005-10-28T10:52:00.000-07:00I think that pan-Asian unity is something that exi...I think that pan-Asian unity is something that exists in the West. Many Taiwanese, I suspect, would be insulted to hear themselves grouped with the Vietnamese. Coincidentally, see my blog for today's experience of this.... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273047.post-1130475724837201662005-10-27T22:02:00.000-07:002005-10-27T22:02:00.000-07:00Why? Because it's still not hip to be into pop cul...Why? Because it's still not hip to be into pop culture, unfortunately.Factorialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15402480441296813530noreply@blogger.com