Kin Wai Chu

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Kin Wai Chu is a scholar whose work sits at the intersection of visual culture, postcolonial theory, and urban studies, with a particular focus on Hong Kong. His research explores how comics and graphic narratives serve as powerful sites for negotiating cultural identity in the wake of colonialism. Chu’s most cited work, “Transformative Architectures in Postcolonial Hong Kong Comics” (2019), offers a compelling analysis of the comic *Harbor Heroes* by Siuhak. In this chapter, Chu examines how anthropomorphized robots—transformed from iconic Victoria Harbor landmarks—become metaphors for a fluid, contested Hong Kong identity. By reading these architectural transformations as acts of postcolonial world-building, he reveals how popular culture can reimagine urban space and collective memory. Though still early in his career, with his key work garnering 2 citations, Chu’s contribution is notable for its innovative interdisciplinary approach, bridging comic studies with architectural and postcolonial discourse. His work offers students and researchers a fresh lens for understanding how marginalized visual media can articulate complex political and cultural narratives in a global city.