Globaliation euphoria and enthusiasm for the West are on the decline in contemporary China. Critical voices make themselves heard in artistic and cultural circles. Many turn towards their personal everyday lives to take stock. Their questions revolve around concrete experiences in the radical upheaval of lifeworlds, the continued significance of traditions after many of them have been thoroughly uprooted, and the paradoxes produced by the predominance of neo-liberalism. The seventeen positions articulated in this volume provide a vivid illustration of a ��ew thoughtfulness��in a wide variety of aspects ranging from aesthetics and art to theater and photography.
