Cultural Industries in Shanghai (Book)

Policy and Planning inside a Global City

This volume gathers articles by Chinese scholars dealing with developments in Shanghai’s cultural industries over the past thirty years. Like many cities in China and elsewhere, Shanghai has explicitly stated that fostering the creative economy is its top economic and political priority over the next decade. This book examines, among other aspects of Shanghai’s approach to culture, the effects of this policy focus on the city’s creative growth in economic terms.

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This volume gathers articles by Chinese scholars dealing with developments in Shanghai’s cultural industries over the past thirty years. Like many cities in China and elsewhere, Shanghai has explicitly stated that fostering the creative economy is its top economic and political priority over the next decade. This book examines, among other aspects of Shanghai’s approach to culture, the effects of this policy focus on the city’s creative growth in economic terms.

Yueming Rong is Dean at the Institute of Literature of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS), the Director of Shanghai Culture Research Center and adjunct professor and doctoral supervisor in the School of Film and Television Art and Technology at Shanghai University. He also presides as the chief expert of the innovative project 'Urban Literature and Culture' of SASS.

Justin O'Connor is professor of communications and cultural economy at Monash University and visiting professor in the School of Media and Design at Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Cultural Industries in Shanghai gathers articles by Chinese scholars that analyse the developments in Shanghai's cultural industries over the past 30 years.

Like many cities in China and elsewhere, Shanghai has explicitly stated that fostering the creative economy is its top economic and political priority over the next decade, and this book examines, among other aspects of Shanghai's approach to culture, the effects of this policy's focus on the city's creative growth in economic terms.

Contents:
Notes on Translation

Preface by the Chinese Editor
Rong, YueMing

Preface by the English Editor
O’Connor, Justin

Part 1: Macro Perspectives

Chapter 1: The One Belt, One Road Initiative and the Masterplan of Shanghai’s Cultural Industry
Hua, Jian

Chapter 2: The ‘Special’ Exhibition Industry in Shanghai: Progress, Opportunity, and Prospects
Jia, Bu

Part 2: Creative Industry Clusters

Chapter 3: Shanghai Cultural and Creative Industry Parks Luan, Feng; He, Ying; Wang, Huai

Chapter 4: Restructuring the Shanghai Textile Creative Industry Park
Chu, JingFeng and Zou, Lin

Part 3: Development of Cultural Industries

Chapter 5: Shanghai Film Industry’s Co-Production Policies
Huang, WangLi

Chapter 6: A Genre and Cultural Analysis of Locally Produced ‘Young Film’ in China (2013–15)
Liu, Chun

Chapter 7: Fine Art and Antiques Sector
Rong, YueMing and Chen, LingYun

Chapter 8: Agglomeration Innovation of Shanghai’s Online Gaming Industry: Industry Trends and Top Priorities
Xie, XueFang

Chapter 9: Innovation in Internet Plus-Based Cultural Finance at the Shanghai Cultural Assets and Equity Exchange: Ideas and Applications
Zhang, RuiNing and Chen, Hao

Chapter 10: Integration of Culture with Science and Technology in Shanghai
Chen, TianChen

Chapter 11: China Shanghai International Arts Festival: A Platform for Innovation and Social Influence
China Shanghai International Arts Festival Centre

Notes on Editors, Contributors and Translators

Notes on Intellect China Library Series

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