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Embodying C hinese urbanism: towards a research agenda
Author(s) -
Jayne Mark,
Leung Ho Hon
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/area.12108
Subject(s) - urbanism , dance , sociology , embodied cognition , everyday life , urban theory , public space , new urbanism , critical theory , aesthetics , political science , epistemology , geography , architecture , visual arts , civil engineering , engineering , architectural engineering , art , philosophy , archaeology , law
Despite increasing academic interest focused on C hinese cities, there has been relatively little sustained theoretical and empirical engagement with critical approaches that have enlivened urban geography over the past 30 years. In this paper we seek to advance this research agenda by focusing on embodied urban geographies. More specifically, we consider case studies of dance and massage in order to show how critical engagement with everyday social and cultural forms and practices has much to offer understanding of urban life in C hina. Discussing theoretical terrain relating to dance and massage with reference to public/private space, individual/collective practices and experiences, and comfort/discomfort, we also signpost important contributions that critical research into C hinese urbanism can make to broader debates within and beyond urban geography.