Ackbar Abbas

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Ackbar Abbas
Born1947
Education MPhil
Alma mater University of Hong Kong
Spouse Liu Sola

Ackbar Abbas is a professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine. Previously he was chair of comparative literature at the University of Hong Kong and also co-director of the Centre for the Study of Globalization and Cultures.

Contents

His research interests include globalization, Hong Kong and Chinese culture, architecture, cinema, postcolonialism, and critical theory. His book Hong Kong: Culture and the Politics of Disappearance was published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1997. [1]

He previously served as a Contributing Editor to Public Culture, an academic journal published by Duke University Press. [2]

Early life and education

Born in 1947, Abbas was raised in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong to a family of Indian, Malaysian, and Chinese descent. [3]

Ackbar Abbas holds an MPhil from the University of Hong Kong. [4] He is married to Chinese vocalist and writer Liu Sola. [3]

Contributions

Abbas has written extensively on Hong Kong culture, architecture, and cinema.

Publications

Books

Editing

Essays

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References

  1. "UC Irvine - Faculty Profile System - Ackbar Abbas".
  2. "Public Culture | Duke University Press".
  3. 1 2 interview with Abbas
  4. "UCI Comparative Literature - Faculty". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-22.