Culture is famous in social sciences and humanities for the difficulty of its definition. This presentation will discuss the various usages of the word “culture” since the 19th century, the solutions that have been suggested up to now, and the impact that this situation had on the development of area studies.
In this lecture entitled The concept of ‘culture’ and its quotation marks: Learning from electronic music practice in China Prof Basile Zimmermann will review a case study on electronic music in China from the book Waves and Forms (MIT Press, 2015) to illustrate how science and technology studies frameworks can be used to address the concerns of Chinese studies.
Basile Zimmermann is Assistant Professor in Chinese studies and Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. His current research projects focus on China studies methodology and science and technology studies. He is the author of Waves and Forms: Electronic Music Devices and Computer Encodings in China (MIT Press, Inside Technology, 2015).
This event will take place in the Project Room, 50 George Square on Thursday 1st June 2017 from 6pm. Following on from the talk and Q&A, a networking drinks reception will take place. Please reserve your seat via this Eventbrite link.