Event Description
Outer space is often portrayed as a new or ultimate ‘frontier’ for exploration, exploitation, or conquest. Given that territorial imaginaries have historically been embedded within broader systems of colonization, it is crucial to examine the extent to which contemporary space imaginaries – rooted in geocentric and territorial narratives – continue to reproduce these dynamics. Building on emerging scholarship on new space-faring actors, this talk explores rhetorical and visual mechanisms that are being used by official bodies in the People's Republic of China to shape the imaginary about outer space. All aim to advance the projection, both nationally and internationally, of a certain image of the People's Republic of China as a ‘natural’ space actor and, at the same time, disseminating an imaginary of outer space with specifically ‘Chinese characteristics.’
Event Information
Free and open to the public; registration required. For more information, please visit the series webpage. Hosted by the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies at New York University.
