Date: June 4th, 2008
Time: 1pm-6pm
Venue: Goldsmiths College[TBC]
The build up to the 2008 Olympic Games is the time of an emerging world power. It is a time of the celebration of transnational capitalism, and of conflicts of sovereignty and control. Amongst all of this will pass an unforgettable date in Chinese history: June 4th.
"China, June 4th” What does this place and date signify? Not only does it evoke images of a massacre where tanks stepped over flesh and blood, but also marks a historical break when China became a psuedo-open society and a psuedo-communist state.
This workshop is the second in a series from the long-term project "The Return of the Tank". The first workshop on June 4th, 2007 was titled "The Phantasm of Harmony". This year the discussion continues with the theme"One World One Dream". As the slogan of the Beijing Olympics, it is also a spectacle of sovereignty, politics and transnational capitalism, in the age of globalization.
This workshop aims to open a discussion on the present and future of an evolving China, and its meaning for an evolving global society. Specific focus points will be media, technology, politics, Marxism and capitalism. All are welcome to attend, for those who want to participate in the discussion, please submit abstracts by May 20th.[email: tam040607[A]gmail.com]
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