Rubble, Ruins and Abandoned Spaces in Urban China: Ethnographic Explorations

Dr Judith Audin, researcher, CEFC Hong Kong, chief editor of China Perspectives Dr Katiana Le Mentec, researcher, CNRS, CCJ (CNRS/EHESS/UdP) Call for abstracts for a panel (EACS 2020, 25-29 August 2020) Call for abstracts for a publication project (China Perspectives, 2021) Rubble, Ruins and Abandoned Spaces in Urban China Ethnographic Explorations Urban ruins constitute ubiquitous […]

International Workshop: Ruinscapes in Urban China / 中國城市廢墟空間

International Workshop Ruinscapes in Urban China 中國城市廢墟空間  Friday 21 December 2018    Venue The Chinese University of Hong Kong Yasumoto International Academic Park, Centre for China Studies, CCS Resources Room (YIA 1118-1119) Lecture Theatre 1, Esther Lee Building   Ruins, abandoned buildings, decaying places, derelict architecture, produce a diversity of forms, meanings and practices, as […]

Call for Participation: Research Network on Contemporary Ruins in China

Dr Judith Audin, researcher, CEFC Hong Kong, chief editor, China Perspectives jaudin@cefc.com.hk Open Call for Participation 邀请参与我们的网络! Research Network on Urban Ruins in Contemporary China 当代中国城市废墟的研究网络   This concept note aims to build an international research group of scholars, artists, and urban explorers focusing on ruins and ruination processes in urban China. Urban ruins constitute […]

Research Network on Urban Ruins in Contemporary China / 当代中国城市废墟的研究网络

Research Network on Urban Ruins in Contemporary China 当代中国城市废墟的研究网络 Members Annabella Massey, PhD candidate, Oxford University Annabella’s thesis focuses on the interesting notion of « therapeutic aesthetics » in contemporary Chinese literary and visual representations of urban space. She is currently finishing a chapter on the photography of urban exploration in mainland China, looking mostly at Zhao […]