Lecture Series Fall 2017-18
Redefining Fieldwork in Contemporary China:
Abandoned Theme Parks as Traces of Material Culture, Vestiges of Desire, and Ephemeral Spectacles
Dr. Judith Audin
CEFC (French Centre for Research on Contemporary China), CUHK
Society of Fellows in the Humanities Lecture Series Fall 2017-18
The inaugural series of lectures “Redefining Fieldwork in Contemporary China”, organised by the Society of Fellows in the Humanities, will present new field research on material culture in contemporary China. The lectures share a focus on grassroots production and the consumption of popular culture in mainland China. In a context of political tension about the use of culture, the speakers will explore the creative mechanism of non-official culture, using multi-disciplinary approaches and demonstrating the significance of new types of fieldwork.
Date | 9 November 2017 (Thursday) |
Time | 5-6:30 PM |
Venue | Seminar Room 1101, 11/F Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus |

Dr. Judith Audin (CEFC Hong Kong, CUHK) is chief editor of the journal Perspectives Chinoises/China Perspectives. She holds a PhD in political science (Sciences Po Paris). She conducted ethnographic research on the work of urban residents’ committees in Beijing, industrial decline (Shanxi, Datong) and more recently on abandoned places and contemporary ruins in China.
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