Cecilia Chu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6010463 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecilia Chu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecilia |
| FAMILY NAME | Chu |
| SIGNATURE | CHU C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Concrete: An Introduction
Max D. Woodworth and Cecilia L. Chu argue that concrete must be approached in ways that capture its dynamic material properties and its impacts on human and nonhuman relations over time
Between Typologies and Representation: The Tong Lau and the Discourse of the “Chinese House” in Colonial Hong Kong
Since its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 Hong Kong has seen a surge of popular interest in its built heritage. And in contrast to the focus in official preservation practice on buildings with exceptional architectural merit, growing attention has been drawn to the mundane, everyday built forms that once proliferated in the city’s working-class districts. 1 Among these is the tong lau [if 1#], or “Chinese building”—a common mixed-used housi…
Shanzheng (善政) and gongde (公德): Moral regulation and narratives of ‘good government’ in colonial Hong Kong
People Power as Exception: Three Controversies of Privatisation in Post-handover Hong Kong
This paper examines three controversies that revolve around the Hong Kong government’s efforts to privatise components of its property assets in the years following the Asian financial crisis in 1997. While the rolling back of welfare and privatisation of public goods are typical features of the ‘neo-liberal turn’, the consequences of and responses to these processes are highly contingent upon specific historical experience and social practices. …
The myths and politics of housing in Hong Kong: The controversy over the demolition of the Hunghom Estate
People Power as Exception: Three Controversies of Privatisation in Post-handover Hong Kong
This paper examines three controversies that revolve around the Hong Kong government’s efforts to privatise components of its property assets in the years following the Asian financial crisis in 1997. While the rolling back of welfare and privatisation of public goods are typical features of the ‘neo-liberal turn’, the consequences of and responses to these processes are highly contingent upon specific historical experience and social practices. …
Shanzheng (善政) and gongde (公德): Moral regulation and narratives of ‘good government’ in colonial Hong Kong
The myths and politics of housing in Hong Kong: The controversy over the demolition of the Hunghom Estate
The myths and politics of housing in Hong Kong: The controversy over the demolition of the Hunghom Estate
People Power as Exception: Three Controversies of Privatisation in Post-handover Hong Kong
This paper examines three controversies that revolve around the Hong Kong government’s efforts to privatise components of its property assets in the years following the Asian financial crisis in 1997. While the rolling back of welfare and privatisation of public goods are typical features of the ‘neo-liberal turn’, the consequences of and responses to these processes are highly contingent upon specific historical experience and social practices. …
Shanzheng (善政) and gongde (公德): Moral regulation and narratives of ‘good government’ in colonial Hong Kong
Concrete: An Introduction
Max D. Woodworth and Cecilia L. Chu argue that concrete must be approached in ways that capture its dynamic material properties and its impacts on human and nonhuman relations over time
Between Typologies and Representation: The Tong Lau and the Discourse of the “Chinese House” in Colonial Hong Kong
Since its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 Hong Kong has seen a surge of popular interest in its built heritage. And in contrast to the focus in official preservation practice on buildings with exceptional architectural merit, growing attention has been drawn to the mundane, everyday built forms that once proliferated in the city’s working-class districts. 1 Among these is the tong lau [if 1#], or “Chinese building”—a common mixed-used housi…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Economics (2 works)