Media and Culture in Contemporary China: Theme Parks in China

October 22, 2011
University of Southern California

Session 5: "Theme Parks in China: the view from the Academy"

Presentations and a panel discussion on theme parks in China featuring scholars from the U.S. and China. This was part of the Media and Culture in Contemporary China conference on October 21-22, 2011, organized by the UCLA-USC Joint East Asian Studies Center (comprised of the UCLA Asia Institute and USC East Asian Studies Center).

Chair: David C. Kang, Interim Director, East Asian Studies Center, USC
Panelists:
Hai Ren, East Asian Languages, University of Arizona, "Leisure as an Event of Self-Formation at a Chinese Theme Park";
Susan Brownell, Anthropology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, "World Expo Shanghai 2010: Why it wasn't a media event, but still drew 70 million spectators";
Sun Shaojing, School of Journalism, Fudan University, "Experiencing cultures: Chinese visitors' encounter with nation-brands at Shanghai Expo."
Discussant: Yunxiang Yan, Anthropology & Director, Center for Chinese Studies, UCLA

Conference Website: https://dornsife.usc.edu/mccc/

Sponsors:
UCLA Asia Institute
USC East Asian Studies Center
UCLA International Institute
USC US-China Institute
UCLA Confucius Institute
UCLA History Department
USC Norman Lear Center
UCLA Humanities Division
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies
UCLA Asian American Studies Center

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