Chinese Popular Musics in Dialogue

Reading, Viewing, and Listening

The required supplemental reading, viewing, and listening assignments are summarized in the table below:

[Jones Music] = Jones, Andrew. Yellow Music: Media Culture and Colonial Modernity in the Chinese Jazz Age. Duke University Press, 2001. [Preview with Google Books]

[Jones Ideology] = ———. Like a Knife: Ideology and Genre in Contemporary Chinese Popular Music. Cornell University, 1992. ISBN: 9780939657575.

[Lum Karaoke] = Lum, Casey Man Kong. In Search of a Voice: Karaoke and the Construction of Identity in Chinese America. Routledge, 1996. ISBN: 9780805819113. [Preview with Google Books]

SES #	TOPICS	READING VIEWING AND LISTENING
1	Introduction to the course	N/A
Unit 1: Cosmopolitan Shanghai and the Birth of Chinese Popular Music
2	The Bright Lights of Shanghai	Reading Reading Questions for Session 2 Wong. “The Incantation of Shanghai.” In Global Goes Local: Popular Culture in Asia. Edited by Timothy J. Craig and Richard King. University of Hawaii Press, 2003, pp. 246–64. ISBN: 9780824826116. [Preview with Google Books] [Jones Music] “Introduction.” pp. 1–20. Suggested: Lu, Hanchao. “Going to Shanghai.” In Beyond the Neon Lights: Everyday Shanghai in the Early Twentieth Century. University of California Press, 2004, pp. 25–66. ISBN: 9780520243781. [Preview with Google Books] Listening Zhou Xuan 周璇. “Ye Shanghai” 夜上海 (Night Shanghai)
3	Decadent Sounds	Reading Reading Questions for Session 3 [Jones Music] Chapters 1 and 2, pp. 21–72. Suggested: Chen, S-W. “The Rise and Generic Features of Shanghai Popular Songs in the 1930s and 1940s.” Popular Music 24, no. 1 (2005): 107–25. Listening Yao Lee 姚莉. “Meigui meigui wo ai ni” 玫瑰玫瑰我愛你 (Rose, Rose I Love You) Li Xianglan 李香蘭. “Ye laixiang” 夜來香 (Evening Primrose) Bai Guang 白光. “Dengzhe ni huilai” 等著你回來 (Waiting For Your Return)
4	Li Jinhui, the Stars of Shidaiqu, and Perils of Performance	Reading Reading Questions for Session 4 [Jones Music] Chapters 3 and 4, pp. 73–136. Suggested: Steen, A. “Tradition, Politics and Meaning in 20th Century China’s Popular Music: Zhou Xuan—When Will the Gentleman Come Back Again?” Chime, no. 14–15 (2000): 125–53. Suggested: Stock, J. “Reconsidering the Past: Zhou Xuan and the Rehabilitation of Early Twentieth-Century Popular Music.” Asian Music 26, no. 2 (1995): 119–35. Listening Zhou Xuan. “Heri jun zailai” 何日君再來 (When Will You Come Back Again?)
5	Interlude: Postwar Changes and the Rise of Gangtai / Lewis Library Tour With Peter Munstedt	Reading No reading for today. Read ahead if possible! Listening No listening for today.
Unit 2: Popular Music and Politics in the People’s Republic
6	The Sounds of Revolution	Reading Reading Questions for Session 6 Mao, Zedong. “Talks at the Yan’an Conference on Literature and Art.” (full text in English available here.) Perris, A. “Music as Propaganda: Art at the Command of Doctrine in the People’s Republic of China.” Ethnomusicology 27, no. 1 (1983): 1–28. Suggested: Tuohy, S. “The Sonic Dimensions of Nationalism in Modern China: Musical Representation and Transformation.” Ethnomusicology 45, no. 1 (2001): 107–31. Viewing Excerpts from the Yang Ban Xi: Eight Model Works. Directed by Yan Ting Yuen. Color, 90 min. 2005. Listening No listening for today.
7	Political Reform, Gangtai in the PRC, and the Rise of Tongsu	Reading Reading Questions for Session 7 Baranovitch, Nimrod. Chapter 1 in China’s New Voices: Popular Music, Ethnicity, Gender, and Politics, 1978–1997. University of California Press, 2003, pp. 10–53. ISBN: 9780520234505. [Preview with Google Books] [Jones Ideology] Chapters 1, 2, and 3, pp. 7–90. Listening Deng Lijun 鄧麗君. “Heri jun zailai” 何日君再來 (When Will You Come Back Again?) ———. “Yueliang daibiao wode xin” 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart) Liu Huan 刘欢 and Wei Wei 韦唯. “Yazhou xiongfeng” 亚洲雄风 (The Valiant Spirit of Asia) – 5911251chen. “视频:亚洲雄风刘欢,韦唯.” June 18, 2008. YouKu. Accessed June 18, 2015. http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTYxNTA5NDQ=.html Wang Hong 王虹. “Xieran de fengcai” 血染的风采 (The Bloodstained Spirit) – timoyueo. “王虹-血染的風采.” June 3, 2010. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUwzaH2pEyU
8	Nothing To My Name": Forays Into Yaogun	Reading Reading Questions for Session 8 [Jones Ideology] Chapters 4 and 5, pp. 91–144. Listening Cui Jian 崔健. “Yiwusuoyou” 一无所有 (Nothing To My Name) He Yong 何勇. “Lajichang” 垃圾场 (Garbage Dump) –  unc1e5am. “何勇-垃圾场(Garbage Dump).” June 29, 2008. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APFfZfb94X0
9	Musicians Respond to the Tiananmen Protests	Reading de Kloet, Jeroen. “Marx or Market: Chinese Rock and the Sound of Fury.” In Multiple Modernities: Cinemas and Popular Media in Transcultural East Asia. Edited by Jenny Kwok Wah Lau. Temple University Press, 2003, pp. 28–52. ISBN: 9781566399852. [Preview with Google Books] Brace, Timothy Lane, and Paul Friedlander. “Rock and Roll on the New Long March: Popular Music, Cultural Identity, and Political Opposition in the People’s Republic of China.” In Rockin’ the Boat: Mass Music and Mass Movements. Edited by Rebee Garofalo. South End Press, 1999, pp. 115–27. ISBN: 9780896084278. [Preview with Google Books] Suggested: Lee, Joanna Ching-Yun. “All for Freedom: The Rise of Patriotic / Pro-Democratic Popular Music in Hong Kong in Response to the Chinese Student Movement.” In Rockin’ the Boat: Mass Music and Mass Movements. Edited by Rebee Garofalo. South End Press, 1999, pp. 129–46. ISBN: 9780896084278. [Preview with Google Books] Suggested: Liu, Yiran. “Rocking Tiananmen.” In New Ghosts, Old Dreams. Edited by Barme and Jaivin. Crown Publishing Group, 1992, pp. 5–21. ISBN: 9780812919271. Listening Cui Jian. “Xiang yiba daozi” 像一把刀子 (Like a Knife) ———. “Yikuai hong bu” 一块红布 (A Piece of Red Cloth)
10	Rocking On the Brink of the New Millennium	Reading Reading Questions for Session 10 Huang, Hao. “Voices from Chinese Rock, Past and Present Tense: Social Commentary and Construction of Identity in Yaogun Yinyue, from Tiananmen to the Present.” Popular Music and Society 26, no. 2 (2003): 183–202. De Kloet, Jeroen. “Popular Music and Youth in Urban China: The Dakou Generation.” The China Quarterly 183 (2005): 609–26. Listening Selections by Tang Dynasty 唐朝 and Dou Wei 窦唯 – 滾石唱片 Rock Records. “唐朝 Tang Dynasty[夢回唐朝]Official Music Video.” June 15, 2012. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba4jXBnkLvo. Select an artist from “The Dakou Generation” and explore his or her work online. Be prepared to discuss your findings in class!
11	Interlude: Centers and Peripheries	Reading Tu, W-M. “Cultural China: The Periphery as the Center.” Daedalus 134, no. 4, 50 Years (2005): 145–67. Gold, T. B. “Go With Your Feelings: Hong Kong and Taiwan Popular Culture in Greater China.” The China Quarterly 136, Special Issue: Greater China (1993): 907–25. Suggested: Moskowitz, M. L. “The Tail Wags the Dog: Taiwan’s Musical Counter-Invasion of China.” Chapter 1 in Cries of Joy, Songs of Sorrow: Chinese Pop Music and Its Cultural Connotations. University of Hawaii Press, 2009, pp. 1–15. ISBN: 9780824834227. [Preview with Google Books] Listening No listening for today
Unit 3: Performing Taiwaneseness
12	Sounding the Beautiful Island, Overview and Historical Foundations	Reading Reading Questions for Session 12 Hatfield, D. J. “Taiwan.” In Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. Vol. 5. Edited by John Shepherd, David Horn, and David Laing. Bloomsbury Academic, 2005, pp. 51–54. ISBN: 9780826474360. Guy, N. “Feeling a Shared History Through Song: ‘A Flower in the Rainy Night’ As a Key Cultural Symbol in Taiwan.” TDR: The Drama Review 52, no. 4 (T 200) (2008): 64–81. Listening Chun-chun 純純. “Bāng tshun-hong” 望春風 (Awaiting the Spring Breeze) ———. “Thô-hue khik hiat kì” 桃花泣血記 (Weeping Peach Blossoms) – 曾記錄音室. “桃花泣血記 第一首台灣流行歌曲.mp4.” March 8, 2012. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoI57yqOLsw ———. “U-iā-hoe” 雨夜花 (Flower in the Rainy Night)
13	Popular Music and Cultural Politics in Taiwan	Reading Reading Questions for Session 13 Guy, N. “How Does ‘Made in Taiwan’ Sound? Popular Music and Strategizing the Sounds of a Multicultural Nation.” Perfect Beat 5, no. 3 (2001): 1–17. Jaivin, L. “Hou Dejian and the Rise of Pop Music in Taiwan in the Seventies.” Journal of the European Foundation for Chinese Music Research, no. 9 (1996): 118–23. Guy, N. “‘Republic of China National Anthem’ on Taiwan: One Performance, Multiple Realities.” Ethnomusicology 46, no. 1 (2002): 96–119. Ho, Y. C. “Music and Cultural Politics in Taiwan.” International Journal of Cultural Studies 10, no. 4 (2007): 463–83. Suggested: Wang, G. “Seeking the Best Integration: Popular Music in Taiwan.” In Whose master’s voice? The Development of Popular Music in Thirteen Cultures. Edited by A. J. Ewbank and F. T. Papageorgiou. Praeger, 1997, pp. 209–20. ISBN: 9780313277726. Listening A-mei 阿妹. “Jiemei” 姐妹 (Sisters) Hou Dejian 侯德健. “Longde chuanren” (Heirs of the Dragon) New Formosa Ensemble 新寶島康樂隊. “Taiwan zhi” 台灣製 (Made in Taiwan) Blacklist Workshop 黑名單工作室. “Jichengche” 計程車 (Taxi)
14	The Mandopop Mainstream	Reading Reading Questions for Session 14 Moskowitz, M. L. “Mandopop Under Siege: Culturally Bound Criticisms of Taiwan’s Pop Music.” Chapter 7 in Cries of Joy, Songs of Sorrow: Chinese Pop Music and Its Cultural Connotations. University of Hawaii Press, 2010, pp. 69–83. ISBN: 9780824833695. [Preview with Google Books] ———. “Message in a Bottle: Lyrical Laments and Emotional Expression in Mandopop.” The China Quarterly 194 (2008): 365–79. Listening The online sphere is chock full of Mandopop to explore. Check out The site of mandopop on last.fm; This site of intromandopop on Tumblr; The site of douban.fm; or search Spotify to discover artists. Come to class prepared to discuss your findings!
15	The Indie Underground	Reading Hsu, W., and C. Sargent. “Rocking Out Between the Local and the Global: Transnational Independent Music Industry in Taiwan.” Amalgam: The Virginia Interdisciplinary Gradudate Review 2, no. 1 (2008): 38–52. Hagood, M. “Liminal States: Life as an Indie Musician on Taiwan.” Folklore Forum 38, no. 1 (2008): 82–101. Listening Check out one of the following sites and pick a song to discuss in class: The site of Taiwan indie on last.fm The site of Island of Sound The site of 12 Music Videos That Struck a Chord in Taiwan in 2013 Viewing Exclaim! Magazine’s online feature “Garageland: Taiwan,” parts 1–5: Garageland: Taiwan Part 1 – Sam Sutherland. “Garageland: Taiwan Part 1.” July 24, 2010. Exclaim! Magazine. Accessed June 18, 2015. http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/Garageland_Taiwan_Part_1 Garageland: Taiwan Part 2 – ———. “Garageland: Taiwan Part 2.” July 31, 2010. Exclaim! Magazine. Accessed June 18, 2015. http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/Garageland_Taiwan_Part_2 Garageland: Taiwan Part 3 – ———. “Garageland: Taiwan Part 3.” August 7, 2010. Exclaim! Magazine. Accessed June 18, 2015. http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/Garageland_Taiwan_Part_3 Garageland: Taiwan Part 4 – ———. “Garageland: Taiwan Part 4.” August 14, 2010. Exclaim! Magazine. Accessed June 18, 2015. http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/Garageland_Taiwan_Part_4 Garageland: Taiwan Part 5 – ———. “Garageland: Taiwan Part 5.” August 21, 2010. Exclaim! Magazine. Accessed June 18, 2015. http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/Garageland_Taiwan_Part_5
Unit 4: Language, Identity, and Gender in Hong Kong Cantopop
16	Singing the Fragrant Harbor	Reading Reading Questions for Session 16 McIntyre, et al. “Cantopop: Voice of Hong Kong.” Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 12, no. 2 (2002): 217–43. Chow, S. Y.-W. “Before and After the Fall: Mapping Hong Kong Cantopop in the Global Era.” LEWI Working Paper Series, no. 63 (2007): 1–17. [Hong Kong: David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies.] Listening Sam Hui 許冠傑. “Tieta Lingyun.” 鐵塔陵雲 (The Eiffel Tower Reaches the Clouds) – kennyyg. “鐵塔凌雲-許冠傑.” December 26, 2012. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVNmwzy8eVk Locate a song you like by one of the Four Celestial Kings (Jacky Cheung 張學友, Andy Lau 劉德華, Leon Lai 黎明, and Aaron Kwok 郭富城) and prepare to discuss it in class!
17	Gendering Cantopop	Reading Reading questions for Session 17 Erni, J. N. “Gender and Everyday Evasions: Moving With Cantopop.” Inter-Asia Cultural Studies 8, no. 1 (2007): 86–108. Fung, A. Y. H. “Rocking Gender Values: Sammi Cheng’s Androgynous Persona.” International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management 2, no. 3 (2009): 235–47. Fung, A. “Faye and the Fandom of a Chinese Diva.” Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture 7, no. 4 (2009): 252–66. Listening Sammi Cheng 鄭秀文. “Fei nan fei nu” 非男非女 (Non-male, Nonfemale) Faye Wong 王菲. “Zhi mi bu hui” 執迷不悔 (Stubborn and Regretless) – chickenhead113. “王靖雯/王菲-執迷不悔.” November 4, 2007. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibzWGDszyHs
18	Sounds like Hong Kong? Language and Identity in Cantopop, Part 1	Reading Reading Questions for Session 18 Chu, Y. W. “The Transformation of Local Identity in Hong Kong Cantopop.” Perfect Beat 7, no. 4: 32–51. Witzleben, J. L. “Cantopop and Mandopop in Pre-Postcolonial Hong Kong: Identity Negotiation in the Performances of Anita Mui Yim - Fong.” Popular Music 18, no. 2 (1999): 241–58. Listening Anita Mui 梅艷芳. “Huai nühai” 壞女孩 (Bad Girl) – Emperor Tam. “坏女孩(Wai Nui Hai)-Anita Mui Yim Fong(梅艷芳).” August 30, 2010. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2SZpBO2-H0 Sheena Easton, “Strut.”
19	Sounds like Hong Kong? Language and Identity in Cantopop, Part 2	Reading Reading Questions for Session 19 Mitchell, T. “Tian ci: Faye Wong and English Songs in the Cantopop and Mandapop Repertoire.” Conference paper, available on Local Noise. Chan, B. H.-S. “English in Hong Kong Cantopop: Language Choice, Code- Switching, and Genre.” World Englishes 28, no. 1 (2009) :107–29. OR Chik, A. “Creative Multilingualism in Hong Kong Popular Music.” World Englishes 29, no. 4 (2010): 508–22. Listening Faye Wong. “Mengzhongren” 夢中人 (Person in a Dream) – leonleon1222. “王菲 夢中人.” Febuary 28, 2010. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_32fIfqDBE The Cranberries. “Dreams” – TheCranberriesVEVO. “The Cranberries - Dreams.” June 16, 2009. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2105. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yam5uK6e-bQ
Unit 5: Globalization, Diaspora, and the Boundaries of “Chinese” Popular Music
20	Hip-hop, Around the World and Back Again 1	Reading Liu, X. “Across the Borders: Hip Hop’s Influence on Chinese Youth Culture.” Southeast Review of Asian Studies 32 (2010): 146–53. Viewing Wang. “Hip-Hop in China: Busting Rhymes in Mandarin.” Listening Selections by MC Hotdog 熱狗, Soft Lipa 蛋堡
21	Hip-hop, Around the World and Back Again 2	Reading Lin, A. “‘Respect for da Chopstick Hip Hop’: The Politics, Poetics, and Pedagogy of Cantonese Verbal Art in Hong Kong.” In Global Linguistic Flows: Hip Hop Cultures, Identities, and the Politics of Language. Edited by H. S. Alim, A. M. Ibrahim, and A. Peenycook. Routledge, 2008, pp.159–77. ISBN: 9780805862836. [Preview with Google Books] Khiun, L. K. “Xi Ha (Hip Hop) Zones Within Global Noises: Mapping the Geographies and Cultural Politics of Chinese Hip-Hop.” Perfect Beat 7, no. 4 (2006): 52–81. Listening Selections by Yin Tsang 隱藏, and LMF. “Respect For Da Chopstick HipHop - L.M.F” – Yat Sun Fong. “Respect For Da Chopstick HipHop - L.M.F.” February 6, 2013. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtYVpWsI-AE
22	Transnational Pop Superstars: Jay Chou and Wang Leehom	Reading Wang, G. “The ABCs of Chinese Pop: Wang Leehom and the Marketing of a Global Chinese Celebrity.” Journal of Transnational American Studies 4, no. 1 (2012): 1–19. Fung, A. Y. H. “Western Style, Chinese Pop: Jay Chou’s Rap and Hip-Hop in China.” Asian Music 39, no. 1 (2008): 69–80. Polnop: Chen, B. “The Expression of Chineseness and Americanness in Chinese Popular Music: A Comparison of ABC Pop Stars Wang Leehom and Vanness Wu.” Asian Music 43, no. 2 (2012): 71–87. Viewing Wang Leehom. “Address to the Oxford Student Union” – OxfordUnion. “Wang Leehom | Full Address | Oxford Union.” May 10, 2013. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6UDLOXwbNk Also, check out his mixtape – sillellis. “Leehom - Oxford Mixtape.” May 15, 2013. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1MHwDDTt_Qp0lUeCibLeLesS5zbwY7kK, which includes the following songs: -月亮代表我的心The Moon Represents My Heart 鄧麗君 Teresa Teng (c. 1973) – qqqqq. “The Moon Represents My Heart - Teresa Teng.” August 7, 2007. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv_cEeDlop0 -被遺忘的時光 The Forgotten Time 蔡琴 Tsai Chin (1980) – pcimprezzive. “TSAI CHIN - Forgotten Time - music from INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002).” November 25, 2010. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a49mJxl86Ho -一塊紅布 A Piece of Red Cloth 崔健 Cui Jian (1988) – Mike Aylward Music. “A Piece of Red Cloth Cui Jian English Cover.” May 20, 2009. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV-FbIhdiNE -我願意 I’m Willing 王菲 Faye Wong (1994) – DiDar08. “王菲 Faye Wong - 我願意 I’m Willing (MTV).” April 26, 2008. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iL85f4Onno -靠近 Get Close 庾澄慶 Harlem Yu (1995) – Cold Stone. “靠近 - 庾澄慶.” May 15, 2012. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKGtiTL_LrQ -Bad Boy 張惠妹 A-Mei (1997) – xxvai. “bad boy - a-mei chang 張惠妹.” July 29, 2011. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kk__Wqn4YU -沙灘 The Beach 陶喆 David Tao (1997) – bawuu369. “David Tao Sha Tan (The Beach).” June 26, 2008. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2M6siDUSHY -東風破 East Wind Breaks 周杰倫 Jay Chou (2003) – dantejay. “Jay Chou - East Wind Breaks (東風破).” June 15, 2006. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2105. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGbDymJ75PU -Slide Miss Ko 葛仲珊 (2012) – newbie. “Miss Ko 葛屁 - Slide.” August 26, 2012. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEJWRuCAva4 -BB88 方大同 Khalil Fong (2012) – KhalilFongofficial. “方大同 Khalil Fong - BB88 [Official Music Video].” June 11, 2012. YouTube. Accessed June 18, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvjl90jY278 Listening Locate one song / video each by Chou and Wang online (and be prepared to discuss it in class!)
23	Karaoke Heroes in “Chinese” America, Part 1	Reading Reading Questions for Session 23 [Lum Karaoke] Chapters 1–3, pp. 1–53. Listening No listening for today
24	Karaoke Heroes in “Chinese” America, Part 2	Reading Reading Questions for Session 24 [Lum Karaoke] Chapters 4–6, pp. 54–113. Listening No listening for today
25	Course wrap-up	N/A
26	Final Presentations	N/A