Contents
Acknowledgements
Conventions
Introduction: Framing the Self
1 Place
Chinese Popular Music
A Regional History of Pop
Nationalizing Rock
Local World Music
2 Genre and Classification
Chinese Popular Music
Rock as Pop's Other
Pop and its Fringes
(New) Folk
3 Sex, Gender, and Desire
Fantasy
The Beauty
The Talent
Toughness
Rivals and Brothers
Over the Moon
Fox Fatale
4 Theatricality
Boundaries
Trangressive Roles
Extraordinary Spaces
5 Organizing Music
Evolution
Reproducing Sounds
Varying Songs
Selecting Stars
Conclusion: Voice and Persona
Glossary of Names
Bibliography
Discography
Filmography
Samenvatting
Curriculum Vitae
This research has been supported by a generous grant from
The Hulsewé-Wazniewski Foundation
for the advancement of teaching and research in the
archeology, art and material culture of China at Leiden University
for the advancement of teaching and research in the
archeology, art and material culture of China at Leiden University