Andrew Yu
- Celtic & Scottish Studies
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Email: andrew.ck.yu@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Personal website
- Web: ORCID
- Web: Edinburgh Research Explorer profile
Address
- Street
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50 George Square
- City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9LH
Background
Andrew is an ethnomusicologist and currently researching Scottish bagpiping history and culture in former British colonies in the Far East (Hong Kong and British Malaya). In response to recent political developments and the enforcement of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, his research has also studied how this colonial legacy can survive in post-colonial Hong Kong, as the Hong Kong Government has been accelerating the decolonisation process in recent years. Apart from his ethnomusicological research, his research interests also include social policy, politics, colonialism, and nationalism. Some of his works relating to Hong Kong have been published in Asian Affairs, Human Affairs, and the Journal of British Studies.
Qualifications
BA (Hons), MScR, PhD, PGCert
Responsibilities & affiliations
- Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society － London, the United Kingdom
- Member of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs－London, the United Kingdom
- Member of the Royal Music Association－London, the United Kingdom
- Member of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology－ London, the United Kingdom
- Member of Hong Kong Studies Association－London, the United Kingdom
- Member of Society for Hong Kong Studies－Hong Kong
Undergraduate teaching
PLIT08009 - Introduction to Political Data Analysis (School of Social and Political Science)
Postgraduate teaching
PGSP11247 - Political Issues in Public Policy (School of Social and Political Science)
SCAN11027 - People First: The Anthropology of International Development (School of Social and Political Science)
Current research interests
Hong Kong Affairs, Social Policy, British Colonial History, Scottish Music , Freemasonry, ColonialismResearch activities
Current project grants
The Overseas Research Scholarship (GBP 46,000), September 2018 - August 2021
Past project grants
Hong Kong Government Scholarship Fund (HKD 50,000), June 2014 - June 2017
The Hong Kong St. Andrew's Society Scholarship (HKD 30,000), September 2018 - January 2020
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The Hills of Kowloon: Scottish music on Highland Bagpipes and Scottish Smallpipes, with 10 selected tunes related to Hong Kong
Research output: › Digital or Visual Products (Published) -
Advance care planning preferences in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional study in a community
(14 pages)
In:
Healthcare, vol. 10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ healthcare10020384
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Scottish piping development in the Far East: Sharing the piping history in former British colony in the Far East
Research output: › Web publication/site (Published) -
Hong Kong and Britishness: Rediscussing Hong Kong identity
In:
Asian Affairs
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
[Review of] The Gate to China: A New History of the People's Republic and Hong Kong
In:
Journal of British Studies
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book/Film/Article review (Accepted/In press)