Remembering the 1960s: popular music and memory in Europe

Following the increasing attention paid to popular music in heritage discourses, this article explores how the popular music culture from the 1960s is remembered in Europe. I discuss the role of heritage organizations, media and the cultural policy of the EU in the construction of a popular music heritage of this period. Furthermore, I examine the ways in which attachments to local, national and European identities are negotiated. To this end, I draw upon interviews with representatives of museums, websites and archives. The article reveals a recurring tension between transnational and local experiences of the 1960s. It is found that media and heritage institutions like museums and archives predominantly have a national and local orientation, although narratives with a European vantage point are now emerging on the internet.     

近代中国城市大众文化史研究笔谈

The studies of urban popular culture in modern China in recent years have attracted wide attention from scholars in China and abroad. The symposium, which is composed by Ma Min’s “Injecting vitality into the studies of urban cultural history,” Jiang Jin’s “Issues in the studies of urban popular culture in modern China,” Wang Di’s “The microcosm of Chinese cities: The perspective and methodology of studying urban popular culture from the case of teahouses in Chengdu,” Joseph W. Esherick’s “Remaking the Chinese city: Urban space and urban culture” and Lu Hanchao’s “From elites to common people: The downward trend in the studies of Chinese urban history in the United States,” provide valuable insights on the perspective, trend, and methodology of the studies. Four articles of the symposium are translated by Yang Kai-chien and Jin Xueqin from Shixue Yuekan 史学月刊 (Journal of Historical Science), 2008, (5): 5–19; Joseph W. Esherick provides the English version of his article.     

清代说唱文学文献

清代以前的说唱文学文献,已经发现的,如敦煌莫高窟藏经洞手抄卷子中的唐五代说唱文学作品("变文"),宋元明时期的"话本",金元时期的"诸宫调",明代的"词话"等,都已整理、出版.而清代的说唱文学文献,由于留存数量多,且种类繁杂,虽经几代学者的努力,其整理、出版仍处于起步阶段.大量蕴藏于民间的说唱文学文献,尚待发掘.以下分几个方面做简单的介绍.     

我参与,我奉献,我快乐——港城风行“微笑圈”

<正>在"学习雷锋好榜样"的日子里,一场全民佩戴"微笑圈"的活动风行北京奥运协办城市秦皇岛。3月4日和5日,也是这里的中国青年志愿者服务日。秦皇岛市团委、     

世界遗产在欧洲

正有人说,欧洲是五彩的;也有人说,欧洲是纯色的,不关文化,只是那片土地,诚然如此。事实上,欧洲的生活既生动又深静,每一座城市在现代化中都保留着神奇瑰丽的宝贵遗产,在流光溢彩中变幻着独特的风情。↑哥伦布纪念塔位于西班牙巴塞罗那市,是为纪念西班牙开启航海霸权的探险家哥伦布而建的,顶上是哥伦布的雕像,他面朝美洲新大陆方向,昭示着大航海时代的峥