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EAST
ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
David Phillips
Back to the Future or Forward to the Past?
Awarded $5,000 for the period 8/12/05 to 8/11/06
Source: Graham Foundation
Wake Forest University will host a 2-day conference for urban and
cultural historians to discuss architectural and planning trends in
Shanghai, arguably the most dramatically changed urban landscape in
recent history. Even as it plunges into a comprehensive program of
self-renewal, involving changed modes of production and the gargantuan
task of reconstructing and expanding the urban fabric, Shanghai has
also rediscovered its past. What is often elided in the new emphasis
on preservation is its history of semi-colonial domination. Is history
forgotten when an old structure becomes “historic”? What
factors make this kind of collective amnesia possible? Is preservation
an expression of confidence or an act of uncritical nostalgia? The
conference seeks to answer these questions, exploring the process
of urban reintegration and where the city is headed.
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