英文摘要 |
In February 2019, Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, proposed to allow the extradition of criminal suspects to mainland China based on the Chan Tong-Kai murder case, and this has triggered widespread concerns. Consequently, the unprecedented Anti-Extradition Bill (Anti-ELAB) Movement took place in June of the same year. Amidst the numerous demonstrations and protests, protestors have continued to employ creative strategies to make an impact. Among them, music played a significant role in the movement. This article focuses on the life trajectories of 6 junior singer-songwriters through in-depth interviews and textual analysis of their songs. Research questions include: 1) How did they experience the protest with their music? 2) What kind of aesthetics did they deliver in their music productions? This article aims to enrich the discussion on music and protest, especially on the interrelated relations between music culture, ideology, and cultural construction. Furthermore, as scholarship on the experiences of musicians in political struggles is limited, it is hoped that this research can provide new empirical knowledge to the study of music and protest. |