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Scholar Ackbar Abbas, who defined Hong Kong's cultural identity, dies at 84

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Ackbar Abbas, a scholar known for his influential concepts on Hong Kong's culture and identity, has passed away at the age of 84. His seminal 1997 book, "Hong Kong: Culture and the Politics of Disappearance," introduced terms like "déjà disparu" and "reverse hallucination" that continue to be used to describe the city's unique sense of self. Abbas's academic career spanned institutions like the University of Hong Kong and the University of California, Irvine, where he fostered new ways of understanding culture beyond rigid theoretical frameworks. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Christopher DeWolf ·

    How scholar Ackbar Abbas changed the way people thought about Hong Kong

    Ackbar Abbas, a Hong Kong-born scholar whose influence extended beyond academia to shape artists, filmmakers, writers and many others, died on July 13 at the age of 84 after a brief battle with cancer. Over decades of teaching at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Universi…

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