This lecture draws on case study examples from light art projection festivals and 3D projection mapping in Singapore, Melbourne and Hong Kong, to examine ambient participation and critically develop a methodology for place-making. Departing from top-down models of creative and brand place-making, this lecture approaches critical place-making through theories of urban communication and urban resilience. It argues that a robust cultural evaluation model for critical place-making must account for the ethical dimensions of the communicative city.

Compulsory Readings (download here):

Papastergiadis, Nikos, Amelia Barikin, Scott McQuire and Audrey Yue (2016). “Introduction: Screen Cultures and Public Spaces,” in Nikos Papastergiadis (ed). Ambient Screens and Transnational Public Spaces (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press), 3-27.

Select recommended readings (available online, or email Audrey for PDFs).

Gumpert, Gary and Susan J. Drucker (2008). “Communicative Cities,” The International Communication Gazette 70(3–4): 195–208.
Yue, Audrey. 2009. “Urban Screens and Spatial Regeneration: Evaluation Strategies for Cultural Participation.” In S. McQuire, M. Martin & S. Nederer (eds) Urban Screens Reader, (Amsterdam, Netherlands: Institute of Network Cultures), 261-278.
Yue, Audrey. (2013). “New Media: Large Screens in China.” In C. Rojas and E. Chow (eds) Oxford Handbook of Chinese Cinemas. (Oxford: Oxford University Press), 359-376.
Yue, Audrey. and Sun Jung (2011). “Urban Screens and Transcultural Consumption Between South Korea and Australia.” In D.Y. Jin (ed) Global Media Convergence and Cultural Transformation: Emerging Social Patterns and Characteristics (IGI Global: Philadelphia), 15-36. (50%) (with S. Jung) Translated and republished in Communication & Society 21 (2012): 51-78

Contact Email: audrey.yue@nus.edu.sg