James A Flath
Biographic Data
| ID | 548250 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James A Flath |
| GIVEN NAMES | James A |
| FAMILY NAME | Flath |
| SIGNATURE | FLATH J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0507-1265 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Industrial Things in a Post-Industrial Society: The Life and Afterlife of a Chinese Glass-Forming Machine
In the former industrial suburb of Baoshan in Shanghai, in a corner of the Shanghai Museum of Glass (上海玻璃博物馆; ShMoG), rests a decommissioned Owens-Illinois double-gob individual section (IS) glass-forming machine.Surrounded by gleaming glass treasures, the cold steel object is a remarkable sight, but what is it doing there, and what does it mean?This essay explains how, in the space of the museum, the industrial thing is at once a real link to th…
Nianhua
Traces of the Sage: Monument, Materiality, and the First Temple of Confucius
The temple of Confucius (Kong Temple) in Qufu is the definitive monument to the world's greatest sage. From its humble origins deep in China's past, the home of Confucius grew in size and stature under the auspices of almost every major dynasty until it was the largest and most richly endowed temple in the Ming and Qing empires. The decline of state-sponsored ritualism in the twentieth century triggered a profound identity crisis for the temple a…
Reading the Text of the Home: Domestic Ritual Configuration through Print
Temple Fairs and the Republican State in North China
(2004). Temple Fairs and the Republican State in North China. Twentieth-Century China: Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 39-63
Temple Fairs and the Republican State in North China
Setting Moon and Rising Nationalism: Lugou Bridge as Monument and Memory
This paper examines Beijing’s Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge) in terms of monument and memory. With 800 years of history to its credit, this structure carries with it a select set of textual memories passed down from one dynasty to the next, and finally into the 20th century when its traditional associations of architectural and natural beauty were supplemented by its modern association with the beginning of the Anti‐Japanese War of Resistance (…
Managing Historical Capital in Shandong: Museum, Monument, and Memory in Provincial China
This paper traces the development and distribution of museums and public monuments in one province of China during the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the cultural policies of the post–Mao reform era. By considering the museum and monument (i.e., artifacts, historically significant geographic features, and the physical representation of historical experience) as among the most tangible aspects of historical capital, it is demonstrated…
Managing Historical Capital in Shandong: Museum, Monument, and Memory in Provincial China
This paper traces the development and distribution of museums and public monuments in one province of China during the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the cultural policies of the post–Mao reform era. By considering the museum and monument (i.e., artifacts, historically significant geographic features, and the physical representation of historical experience) as among the most tangible aspects of historical capital, it is demonstrated…
Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China
Picturing Power in the People's Republic of China: Posters of the Cultural Revolution
Ten Thousand Things: Module and Mass Production in Chinese Art
Ideology, Power, Text: Self-Representation and the Peasant "Other" in Modern Chinese Literature
Managing Historical Capital in Shandong: Museum, Monument, and Memory in Provincial China
This paper traces the development and distribution of museums and public monuments in one province of China during the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the cultural policies of the post–Mao reform era. By considering the museum and monument (i.e., artifacts, historically significant geographic features, and the physical representation of historical experience) as among the most tangible aspects of historical capital, it is demonstrated…
Picturing Power in the People's Republic of China: Posters of the Cultural Revolution
Ten Thousand Things: Module and Mass Production in Chinese Art
Ideology, Power, Text: Self-Representation and the Peasant "Other" in Modern Chinese Literature
Managing Historical Capital in Shandong: Museum, Monument, and Memory in Provincial China
This paper traces the development and distribution of museums and public monuments in one province of China during the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the cultural policies of the post–Mao reform era. By considering the museum and monument (i.e., artifacts, historically significant geographic features, and the physical representation of historical experience) as among the most tangible aspects of historical capital, it is demonstrated…
Managing Historical Capital in Shandong: Museum, Monument, and Memory in Provincial China
This paper traces the development and distribution of museums and public monuments in one province of China during the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the cultural policies of the post–Mao reform era. By considering the museum and monument (i.e., artifacts, historically significant geographic features, and the physical representation of historical experience) as among the most tangible aspects of historical capital, it is demonstrated…
Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China
Temple Fairs and the Republican State in North China
(2004). Temple Fairs and the Republican State in North China. Twentieth-Century China: Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 39-63
Temple Fairs and the Republican State in North China
Setting Moon and Rising Nationalism: Lugou Bridge as Monument and Memory
This paper examines Beijing’s Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge) in terms of monument and memory. With 800 years of history to its credit, this structure carries with it a select set of textual memories passed down from one dynasty to the next, and finally into the 20th century when its traditional associations of architectural and natural beauty were supplemented by its modern association with the beginning of the Anti‐Japanese War of Resistance (…
Reading the Text of the Home: Domestic Ritual Configuration through Print
Traces of the Sage: Monument, Materiality, and the First Temple of Confucius
The temple of Confucius (Kong Temple) in Qufu is the definitive monument to the world's greatest sage. From its humble origins deep in China's past, the home of Confucius grew in size and stature under the auspices of almost every major dynasty until it was the largest and most richly endowed temple in the Ming and Qing empires. The decline of state-sponsored ritualism in the twentieth century triggered a profound identity crisis for the temple a…
Nianhua
Industrial Things in a Post-Industrial Society: The Life and Afterlife of a Chinese Glass-Forming Machine
In the former industrial suburb of Baoshan in Shanghai, in a corner of the Shanghai Museum of Glass (上海玻璃博物馆; ShMoG), rests a decommissioned Owens-Illinois double-gob individual section (IS) glass-forming machine.Surrounded by gleaming glass treasures, the cold steel object is a remarkable sight, but what is it doing there, and what does it mean?This essay explains how, in the space of the museum, the industrial thing is at once a real link to th…
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