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MA in Creative & Cultural Industries,
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Papers discussed
WEEK 4
Amanda Chi discusses Miles Steven (2005), ’Our Tyne’: Iconic Regeneration and the Revitalisation of Identity in
NewcastleGateshead, in Urban Studies, 42 (5-6), pp. 913-926
Xi Zhang discusses Moulaert Frank, Demuynck Hilde, Nussbaumer Jacques (2004), “Urban renaissance: from physical
beautification to social empowerment. Lessons from Bruges -Cultural Capital of Europe 2002”, in City, vol. 8, n° 2, pp. 229-235, July 2004
Maria Jose Andrade Prieto discusses Hall, Tim and Iain Robertson (2001) "Public art and urban regeneration: advocacy, claims and critical debates." Landscape Research, 26 (1), p. 5-26.
Ruiyan Zhu discusses Sharp J, Pollock V, Paddison R. “Just art for a just city: public art and social inclusion in urban regeneration”. Urban Studies, 2005, 42(5-6): 1001-1023
WEEK 5
Francisco de la Mora Maurer discusses Bain, A., & McLean, H. (2013). The artistic precariat. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 6(1), 93-111.
Seunghee Lee discusses Gray, N. (2009). Glasgow’s merchant city: an artist led property strategy.Variant, 34, 14-19.
Shu Chun Xie discusess Green, N. (1999). "Art and Complexity in London's East End." Complexity 4(6): 14-21.
Rosa Pérez Monclús discusses Julier, Guy (2005): "Urban designscapes and the production of aesthetic consent." Urban studies 42, no. 5-6 869-887.
Saeb Ossman discusses REN, X. & SUN, M. (2012) Artistic Urbanization: Creative Industries and Creative Control in Beijing, International Journal of Urban & Regional Research, volume 36.3
WEEK 6
John Nolan discusses Rellstab, U. (1999) Culture - A Way Forward - Culture and Neighbourhoods: An Action-Research Project in Urban Europe Culture (Council of Europe Publishing, Strasbourg, France)
Qiong Kang discusses Sales, R., Hatziprokopiou, P., Christiansen, F., D'Angelo, A., Liang, X., Lin, X., & Montagna, N. (2011).
London's Chinatown: diaspora, identity and belonging. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 7(2), 195-231.
Luisa Giuliani discusses Zukin, S. (1998) Urban lifestyles: diversity and standardisation in spaces of consumption, Urban
Studies , 35(5/6), pp. 825-839
Zhang Yangzi discusses Wood, P. & Landry, C. (2008). The Intercultural City: Planning for Diversity Advantage. London: Cromwell Press (Chapter 7 The city through an intercultural lens)
WEEK 7
Maria Duvidzon discusses Drake, G. (2003). "'This place gives me space': place and creativity in the creative industries." Geoforum 34(4): 511-524
Hanako Okamura discusses Rantisi, N. M. (2002) The Local Innovation System as a Source of Variety: Openness and Adaptability in New York Citys Garment District. Regional Studies: The Journal of the Regional Studies Association
Margarita Lavrentyeva discusses Montgomery, J. (2003) Cultural Quarters as Mechanisms for Urban Regeneration. Part 1: conceptualising Cultural Quarters. Planning Practice and Research 18 (4), 293 – 306
Oana Mihut discusses Pratt, A. (2008). ‘Innovation and creativity in Short, J. R., Hubbard, P. and Hall, T. The Sage
Companion to the City (London, Sage)226‐297
Yizhi Ying discusses Pratt, A. C. (2009). Policy Transfer and the Field of the Cultural and Creative Industries: What Can Be Learned from Europe?. In Creative Economies, Creative Cities (pp. 9-23).
WEEK 8
Lara Longo discusses Morgan, G. and Ren, X. (2012), The Creative Underclass: Culture, Subculture, and Urban Renewal, Journal of Urban Affairs, 34: 127–130
Mark Evans discusses Nathan, M. (2005). The wrong stuff: creative class theory, diversity and city performance. IPPR, Centreforcities, discussion paper no.1. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/29486/1/MPRA_paper_29486.pdf)
Viola Stancati discusses Betsy Donald, Meric S. Gertler, and Peter Tyler Creatives after the crash Cambridge J Regions Econ Soc 2013 6: 3-21
He Yun discusses
WEEK 9
Francesca Fenu discusses Donegan, M., & Lowe, N. (2008). Inequality in the Creative City: Is There Still a Place for “Old-Fashioned”
Institutions?. Economic Development Quarterly, 22(1), 46-62.
Alex Parrish discusses Pratt, A. (2008). 'Innovation and creativity in Short, J. R., Hubbard, P. and Hall, T. The Sage Companion to the City (London, Sage)226‐29
Qianya Liu discusses Hospers, G. J., & Pen, C. J. (2008). A view on creative cities beyond the hype. Creativity and innovation management, 17(4), 259-270
Zhu Wang Luckman, S., Gibson, C., & Lea, T. (2009). Mosquitoes in the mix: how transferable is creative city thinking?. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 30(1), 70-85
WEEK 10
Ye Yuan
Daria Guseva discusses Evans, G. (2009). Creative cities, creative spaces and urban policy. Urban studies, 46(5-6), 1003-1040
Rashmi Dhanwani discusses
Kao Tamura discusses Jakob Nobuoka(2010) “User innovation and creative consumption in Japanese culture industries: the case of Akihabara, Tokyo” Geografiska Annaler,92(3), 205-218
Amanda Chi discusses Miles Steven (2005), ’Our Tyne’: Iconic Regeneration and the Revitalisation of Identity in
NewcastleGateshead, in Urban Studies, 42 (5-6), pp. 913-926
Xi Zhang discusses Moulaert Frank, Demuynck Hilde, Nussbaumer Jacques (2004), “Urban renaissance: from physical
beautification to social empowerment. Lessons from Bruges -Cultural Capital of Europe 2002”, in City, vol. 8, n° 2, pp. 229-235, July 2004
Maria Jose Andrade Prieto discusses Hall, Tim and Iain Robertson (2001) "Public art and urban regeneration: advocacy, claims and critical debates." Landscape Research, 26 (1), p. 5-26.
Ruiyan Zhu discusses Sharp J, Pollock V, Paddison R. “Just art for a just city: public art and social inclusion in urban regeneration”. Urban Studies, 2005, 42(5-6): 1001-1023
WEEK 5
Francisco de la Mora Maurer discusses Bain, A., & McLean, H. (2013). The artistic precariat. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 6(1), 93-111.
Seunghee Lee discusses Gray, N. (2009). Glasgow’s merchant city: an artist led property strategy.Variant, 34, 14-19.
Shu Chun Xie discusess Green, N. (1999). "Art and Complexity in London's East End." Complexity 4(6): 14-21.
Rosa Pérez Monclús discusses Julier, Guy (2005): "Urban designscapes and the production of aesthetic consent." Urban studies 42, no. 5-6 869-887.
Saeb Ossman discusses REN, X. & SUN, M. (2012) Artistic Urbanization: Creative Industries and Creative Control in Beijing, International Journal of Urban & Regional Research, volume 36.3
WEEK 6
John Nolan discusses Rellstab, U. (1999) Culture - A Way Forward - Culture and Neighbourhoods: An Action-Research Project in Urban Europe Culture (Council of Europe Publishing, Strasbourg, France)
Qiong Kang discusses Sales, R., Hatziprokopiou, P., Christiansen, F., D'Angelo, A., Liang, X., Lin, X., & Montagna, N. (2011).
London's Chinatown: diaspora, identity and belonging. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 7(2), 195-231.
Luisa Giuliani discusses Zukin, S. (1998) Urban lifestyles: diversity and standardisation in spaces of consumption, Urban
Studies , 35(5/6), pp. 825-839
Zhang Yangzi discusses Wood, P. & Landry, C. (2008). The Intercultural City: Planning for Diversity Advantage. London: Cromwell Press (Chapter 7 The city through an intercultural lens)
WEEK 7
Maria Duvidzon discusses Drake, G. (2003). "'This place gives me space': place and creativity in the creative industries." Geoforum 34(4): 511-524
Hanako Okamura discusses Rantisi, N. M. (2002) The Local Innovation System as a Source of Variety: Openness and Adaptability in New York Citys Garment District. Regional Studies: The Journal of the Regional Studies Association
Margarita Lavrentyeva discusses Montgomery, J. (2003) Cultural Quarters as Mechanisms for Urban Regeneration. Part 1: conceptualising Cultural Quarters. Planning Practice and Research 18 (4), 293 – 306
Oana Mihut discusses Pratt, A. (2008). ‘Innovation and creativity in Short, J. R., Hubbard, P. and Hall, T. The Sage
Companion to the City (London, Sage)226‐297
Yizhi Ying discusses Pratt, A. C. (2009). Policy Transfer and the Field of the Cultural and Creative Industries: What Can Be Learned from Europe?. In Creative Economies, Creative Cities (pp. 9-23).
WEEK 8
Lara Longo discusses Morgan, G. and Ren, X. (2012), The Creative Underclass: Culture, Subculture, and Urban Renewal, Journal of Urban Affairs, 34: 127–130
Mark Evans discusses Nathan, M. (2005). The wrong stuff: creative class theory, diversity and city performance. IPPR, Centreforcities, discussion paper no.1. (http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/29486/1/MPRA_paper_29486.pdf)
Viola Stancati discusses Betsy Donald, Meric S. Gertler, and Peter Tyler Creatives after the crash Cambridge J Regions Econ Soc 2013 6: 3-21
He Yun discusses
WEEK 9
Francesca Fenu discusses Donegan, M., & Lowe, N. (2008). Inequality in the Creative City: Is There Still a Place for “Old-Fashioned”
Institutions?. Economic Development Quarterly, 22(1), 46-62.
Alex Parrish discusses Pratt, A. (2008). 'Innovation and creativity in Short, J. R., Hubbard, P. and Hall, T. The Sage Companion to the City (London, Sage)226‐29
Qianya Liu discusses Hospers, G. J., & Pen, C. J. (2008). A view on creative cities beyond the hype. Creativity and innovation management, 17(4), 259-270
Zhu Wang Luckman, S., Gibson, C., & Lea, T. (2009). Mosquitoes in the mix: how transferable is creative city thinking?. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 30(1), 70-85
WEEK 10
Ye Yuan
Daria Guseva discusses Evans, G. (2009). Creative cities, creative spaces and urban policy. Urban studies, 46(5-6), 1003-1040
Rashmi Dhanwani discusses
Kao Tamura discusses Jakob Nobuoka(2010) “User innovation and creative consumption in Japanese culture industries: the case of Akihabara, Tokyo” Geografiska Annaler,92(3), 205-218
walks
WEEK 4
Walk A Rashmi & John walk from St Paul's to Southwark Tube station Walk B Dasha walks Around Greenwich WEEK 5 Walk A Imogen & Maria walk around Brixton Walk B Zhu and Ye walk in Camden Town WEEK 6 Walk A Amanda & Kao walk Brick Lane Walk B He & Maria walk China Town WEEK 7 Walk A Seunghee & Francesca walk Barking & Dagenham Walk B Alexandra & Saeb Hackney Wick |
WEEK 8
Walk A Lili & Hanako between Broadway Market & Huckney City Farm Walk B Yangzi & Yizhi walk in Covent Gardern WEEK 9 Walk A Walk B Rosa & Ruiyan Walk in the City of London WEEK 10 Walk A Mark, Francisco and Xi walk from London Bridge station to Wapping High Street Walk B |