Creative industries in China : four perspectives on social transformation

In late 2004, the concept of the creative industries arrived in China. It was warmly welcomed in Shanghai then subsequently adopted with some degree of caution in Beijing. In the years since, officials, scholars, practitioners, entrepreneurs and developers have exploited of the idea of creative indu...

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Main Author: Keane, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2009
Online Access:http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29428/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11179
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description In late 2004, the concept of the creative industries arrived in China. It was warmly welcomed in Shanghai then subsequently adopted with some degree of caution in Beijing. In the years since, officials, scholars, practitioners, entrepreneurs and developers have exploited of the idea of creative industries, and a range of associated terms, to construct an alternative vision of an emerging China. In 2009, Li Wuwei, the Director of the Shanghai Creative Industries Association, himself a leading player in national political reform, released a book titled Creativity is Changing China (Chuangyi gaibian Zhongguo), subsequently translated as Creative Industries Are Changing China in English. The paper investigates the uptake of the creative industries in China and asks: can they really change China, or are they just rearranging the cultural landscape in some cities?
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-111792017-09-13T14:53:18Z Creative industries in China : four perspectives on social transformation Keane, Michael In late 2004, the concept of the creative industries arrived in China. It was warmly welcomed in Shanghai then subsequently adopted with some degree of caution in Beijing. In the years since, officials, scholars, practitioners, entrepreneurs and developers have exploited of the idea of creative industries, and a range of associated terms, to construct an alternative vision of an emerging China. In 2009, Li Wuwei, the Director of the Shanghai Creative Industries Association, himself a leading player in national political reform, released a book titled Creativity is Changing China (Chuangyi gaibian Zhongguo), subsequently translated as Creative Industries Are Changing China in English. The paper investigates the uptake of the creative industries in China and asks: can they really change China, or are they just rearranging the cultural landscape in some cities? 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11179 10.1080/10286630902989019 http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29428/ Taylor & Francis restricted
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Creative industries in China : four perspectives on social transformation
title Creative industries in China : four perspectives on social transformation
title_full Creative industries in China : four perspectives on social transformation
title_fullStr Creative industries in China : four perspectives on social transformation
title_full_unstemmed Creative industries in China : four perspectives on social transformation
title_short Creative industries in China : four perspectives on social transformation
title_sort creative industries in china : four perspectives on social transformation
url http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29428/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11179