Lei Chin Pang, an\nassistant professor in the Department of Communication, Faculty of Social\nSciences, University of Macau (UM), recently published a new book titled \u2018Dream\nand the City: Anita Mui and Hong Kong Popular Culture\u2019.<\/p>
Pop stars are usually\nregarded as entertainers who are not worthy of serious discussion. However,\nstar studies, as a popular area in media and cultural studies, has a history of\nseveral decades in international academia. In this new book, Dr Lei analyses\nthe late Hong Kong superstar Anita Mui Yim-Fong\u2019s songs, images, stage\nperformances, media coverage as well as the stories of her fans, and explores\nthe relationship among pop stars, society, economy and culture. The book is\nendorsed and recommended by numerous scholars, including Prof Lui Tai Lok, vice\npresident of the Education University of Hong Kong; Prof Chu Yiu Wai, director\nof the programme in Hong Kong studies at the University of Hong Kong (HKU); and\nProf Ng Chun Hung, an honorary associate professor in the Department of\nSociology at HKU. <\/p>
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Dr Lei was born and\nraised in Macao. He obtained a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism from Chengchi\nUniversity in Taiwan and a PhD degree in media and cultural studies from the\nUniversity of Sussex in the United Kingdom. He has published various books on\npopular culture and urban culture, including Invisible Macau: The Ignored City and Culture<\/i>.<\/p>
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Source: Faculty of Social Sciences<\/p>
Media Contact Information: Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
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Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004Kelvin U Tel\uff1a(853) 88224322Email\uff1aprs.media@um.edu.moUM Website\uff1awww.um.edu.mo<\/p>
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