Written by Philipp Demgenski In early 2017, I joined the UNESCO Friction Project and set out to study how the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is implemented in China. In this post…
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Written by Harriet Evans What is cultural heritage in China today? Dominant top-down practices of cultural heritage in China are accompanied by the massive construction of museums, competition for UNESCO recognition, and projects of heritage tourism increasingly associated with the…
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Written by Editor This issue explores heritage and memory. We asked our contributors to reflect on the many discourses and practices of heritage and memory in contemporary China, and their complex relationships with the politics of cultural identity. Pieces in…
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Written by Tessa Thorniley The publication of the literary journal, The Penguin New Writing (TPNW), spanned a traumatic period of history including WWII and its aftermath, and in China, the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was a period when representations of China…
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