Public Lecture | Industrial Heritage Tourism in Macau: The case of Iec Long Firecracker Factory
Public Lecture | Industrial Heritage Tourism in Macau: The case of Iec Long Firecracker Factory
04
Dec
The Public Lecture “Industrial Heritage Tourism in Macau: The case of Iec Long Firecracker Factory”, will take place on December 4 at Rui Cunha Foundation.
About the Talk:
Iec Long (益隆) means a fortunate enterprise, and for nearly seventy years the firecracker industry was considered one of the three pivotal industries in Macau. The second largest firecracker factory in Macau was closed in 1984 and reopened in 2022 with a new set of meanings given to the place. While gaming is Macau’s key industry, associated with tourism – there has been a set of measures and initiatives aimed at rebranding Macau as a cultural tourism destination.
This talk will focus on the case of Iec Long and aims to summarize some findings of a collaborative study of Macau based scholars and to stimulate discussion with wider range of experts and public on how heritage is being reinvented for local and tourist use in China (Macau). How can we use the ideas of ambience and ruins to understand new tourist experiences and tourist culture? What are the key elements to consider when we discuss industrial heritage, its preservation and reuse?
About the Speaker:
Dr. Dennis Zuev is the founding Coordinator of the Research Laboratory for Cultural Sustainability at University of St. Joseph, Macau. He is a Research Fellow at ISCTE, Portugal, Associate Researcher at Instituto Oriente, ISCSP, University of Lisbon and member of the Urban Transitions Hub, ICS, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
He is a co-editor of the journal Visual Studies and founding co-editor of the Palgrave book series “Social Visualities”. He published a first book length study on the role of e-bikes in urban China “Urban Mobility in Modern China: the growth of the E-Bike” (Palgrave, 2018) and co-authored a monograph with Gary Bratchford “ Visual Sociology: Practices and Politics in Contested Spaces”.
With Madlen Kobi he recently co-edited a special issue of Visual Studies, “The Spectacle of the Chinese City: urban atmospheres, the built environment and everyday practices” (2024).
Details:
Date: Wednesday, 4 December 2024
Time: 19:00 – 20:00 (GMT+8)
Location: Rui Cunha Foundation – Av. da Praia Grande N° 749 , R/C, Macao
Language: English
Organised by USJ Research Laboratory for Cultural Sustainability, the Department of History and Heritage Studies – Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and Rui Cunha Foundation
Moderated by Prof. Priscilla Roberts
*This is a free event and open to the general public.
