Bin HUA
Cosplay Culture, Chinese Youth, Public spaces
Being amazed by the Japanese ‘Empire of Signs’, HUA Bin took his academic adventure in Tokyo and obtained his MA in Educational Science and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Tokyo. Returning to Beijing where he was born and bred, HUA Bin paid frequent visits to numerous Cosplay scenes and was taken away by new phenomena that arose his interests in an academic way. In order to explore Cosplay Culture in a more international context, Bin’s research explored the interactive relations among Chinese Youth, Public spaces in the cities, and the development of the new media structure through a close-up participant observation of Cosplay Culture in the context of Mainland China. More generally, he is interested in culture practice and the formation of youth identity in public spaces.
Publications
GENEsYs Events
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GENEsYs Panel at International Conference - Spatial Performance of Youth in Urban (South-)East Asia: Case Studies from China, Laos and Vietnam. GIS/ICAS 11, Leiden. July 16-19, 2019
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GENEsYs Panel at International Conference - "Youth and public spaces", 2018 Asian Studies Conference Japan, International Christian University
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GENEsYs Workshop n°2 - "China Youth Cultures and Collective Spaces". 7-8 June 2018, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Other events
- “From homes to parks, shopping malls and theatres: trajectory of spatial swift in Chinese Erciyuan cosplay practices before and after Golden Mask Cosplay Contest (2005-2015)”. Presented on 18/07/2019 for the 11th International Convention of Asia Scholars held in Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
- “The Millennial Generation’s Culture in Chinese Cyberspace”. Presented on 01/07/2018 for Asian Studies Conference Japan held in International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan.
- “From homes to parks, shopping malls and theatres: trajectory of spatial swift in Chinese Erciyuan cosplay practices before and after Golden Mask Cosplay Contest (2005-2015)”. Presented on 08/09/2018 for ERC Summer School held in University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- “Cosplay in the Cyber World: Field works in Online Communities and Social Media”. Presented on 12/10/2017 for workshop “Digital Youth in East Asia: Theoretical, Methological and Technical Issues” held in Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
- “Cosplay Practices and Physical Spaces in China”. Presented on 06/10/2017 for the workshop “Cultural Production in China Today” held in Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
- “Cosplay in Chinese Cyberspace: Exchange, Performance and Commercialization through Online Communities and Online Video Platforms”. Presented on 19/09/2017 for the workshop “Youth Culture in China: Spaces of Creation, Consumption, Circulation and Representation” held in Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
- “From 2D to 3D, costumes and accessories in cosplay practice”. Presented on 26/04/2017 for the Cours-Conference “Pratiques Artistiques en Asie-Les Arts de la Scéne” held in Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
- “Public Spaces- the Regained Cosplay Paradise for Chinese Youth”. Prensented on 17/03/2017 for the enclosed workshop held in Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
