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This research will provide a theoretical foundation for temporary events being used in practice, and will fill the听gaps where event studies lack听research based on Asian culture.
Thesis title:听Temporary Event and Old City鈥檚 Regeneration in China 听听
Primary supervisor:听听Dr Kalliopi Fouseki
Secondary supervisor:听Dr Michael Short
Starting date:听听2017
Projected completion date:听2020
Historic buildings in China鈥檚 Old Cities are abandoned or renewed in听isolated places away听from local life and urban history, mainly because modern culture, which favours a new style of living, is spread听and the local culture is devaluated. Temporary events, by definition, have听a beginning and an end and are temporal phenomena.听With planned events, the event programme or schedule is generally planned in detail and well publicized in advance听as an effective tool to fill the gap听between听two cultures and renovate the character of a place. Temporary events听have听become an unavoidable concept during urban regeneration in the UK and Europe since World War II. However, the question of what effects听an event has on a place where it happens has not been answered until now, and a cross-cultural comparison is required in this field. Therefore, my research aims听to explore 鈥渉ow does a temporary event drive a certain change in the character of urban spaces听in Old Cities where they happen鈥� .
This research will provide a theoretical foundation for temporary events being used in practice, and fill the听gaps where event studies (which are mainly approached in the UK and Europe) lack听research based on Asian culture. It also provides both theoretical and practical guidance for old cities鈥� regeneration in today鈥檚 China and other developing countries all over the world.
