| Chinese Subjectivities and the Beijing Olympics Contributor(s): Pak Lei Chong, Gladys (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783489871 ISBN-13: 9781783489879 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $159.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Critical Theory - Social Science | Human Geography - Political Science | World - Asian |
| Dewey: 303.309 |
| LCCN: 2016049704 |
| Series: Critical Perspectives on Theory, Culture and Politics |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.4 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chinese Subjectivities and the Beijing Olympics develops the Foucauldian concept of productive power through examining the ways in which the Chinese government tried to mobilize the population to embrace its Olympic project through deploying various sets of strategies and tactics. It argues that the multifaceted strategies, tactics, and discourses deployed by the Chinese authorities sustain an order of things and values in such a way that drive individuals to commit themselves actively to the goals of the party-state. The book examines how these processes of subjectification are achieved by zooming in on five specific groups of the population: athletes, young Olympic volunteers, taxi drivers, Chinese citizens targeted by place-making projects, and the Hong Kong population. In doing so it probes critically into the role of individuals and how they take on the governmental ideas to become responsible autonomous subjects. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pak Lei Chong, Gladys: - Gladys Pak Lei Chong is Assistant Professor of Liberal and Cultural Studies at the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing at Hong Kong Baptist University. |