Subterfuge hegemony: The simmering politics of the shelved Hong Kong moral and national education debates in the media

Subterfuge hegemony: The simmering politics of the shelved Hong Kong moral and national education debates in the media

• Koh, Aaron The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Curriculum Inquiry, 48(2), 149-166, 2018

Taylor & Francis Ltd

2018

• P Social Context of Education
  • PC Society & Education
• P Social Context of Education
  • PE Law & Education ; Politics & Education

Subterfuge Gramsci National Education Supersession Hegemonic Spin

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

The implementation of moral and national education (MNE) in Hong Kong came to a stand-still when in 2012 anti-MNE student protests triumphantly saw it being shelved. Many perceived MNE as indoctrination and politically motivated by the leadership. Five years have gone by since the demise of the MNE. Ostensibly, the struggle for hegemonic control over the MNE curriculum is lost for the moment. However, this paper argues that the battle for control over the implementation of MNE is not yet over. Simmering politics about the shelved MNE continues to be a point of debate in the media. I frame this argument using subterfuge hegemony in conjunction with analysis of news discourse on the MNE debate to demonstrate how hegemonic work is carried out in South China Morning Post. Such a line of inquiry and analyses is significant as it offers the chance to deconstruct the differing interests and power relations around a high stake citizenship/civics education. It also throws light on the on-going tensions building up around the clash of liberal and illiberal ideologies that are embedded in the One Country, Two Systems political order in Hong Kong.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 03626784

• 10.1080/03626784.2018.1435972

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/d4fb435e

2018-12-11