Category: Presentations

Article and Video: The Most Famous Song in Kung Fu Films is an Unofficial Cantonese Anthem

July 5, 2019

Unisonance in Kung Fu Film Music, or the Wong Fei-hung Theme Song as a Cantonese Transnational Anthem. Here are text and video versions of some research I did on the idea of unofficial anthems for transnations that precede, rupture, exceed and transgress the seemingly stable territories and borders of states. My case study was a … More Article and Video: The Most Famous Song in Kung Fu Films is an Unofficial Cantonese Anthem

Martial Sound

A Research Seminar on Music and Martial Arts

November 20, 2017

Martial sound is how music is experienced as martial arts and martial arts are experienced as musicking. On Thursday November 23rd, I introduced my concept of martial sound during the FUAIM Research Lecture at University College Cork, Ireland. This presentation was recorded, and you can view the video on my Youtube channel by clicking here. More details … More A Research Seminar on Music and Martial Arts