TY - JOUR
T1 - Beijing Time, Black Snow and Magnificent Chaoyang
T2 - sociality, markets and temporal shift in China's capital
AU - Donald, Stephanie Hemelryk
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Modern social order is premised on a shared conception of and obedience to a set of defined temporal systems. Time is therefore a powerful tool with which to layer, classify and police the nature of social order. This article explores the relationship between temporality and the social in China's capital, Beijing. The article draws on observations of Chinese film of the 1990s, the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2011, and the Chaoyang district beautification campaign, to identify how temporal structures and symbols are traded and manipulated in the pursuit of political rectification and harmony. The article is based on an extended review of Michael Dutton's recent book, Beijing Time, and refers its new observations to the examples and premises in that book, which are in turn informed by Dutton's other work on policing and street life in China.
AB - Modern social order is premised on a shared conception of and obedience to a set of defined temporal systems. Time is therefore a powerful tool with which to layer, classify and police the nature of social order. This article explores the relationship between temporality and the social in China's capital, Beijing. The article draws on observations of Chinese film of the 1990s, the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2011, and the Chaoyang district beautification campaign, to identify how temporal structures and symbols are traded and manipulated in the pursuit of political rectification and harmony. The article is based on an extended review of Michael Dutton's recent book, Beijing Time, and refers its new observations to the examples and premises in that book, which are in turn informed by Dutton's other work on policing and street life in China.
KW - alternative temporality
KW - Beijing
KW - revolutionary time
KW - social order
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84865879075&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0263276411424917
DO - 10.1177/0263276411424917
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:84865879075
SN - 0263-2764
VL - 28
SP - 321
EP - 339
JO - Theory, Culture & Society
JF - Theory, Culture & Society
IS - 8
ER -