On 16 July, the Centre organized an online book launch entitled “The Inconvenient Generation ", which was delivered by Prof. Minhua LING from the Center for China Studies at CUHK.

 

Drawing on multi-sited ethnographic data, Ling follows the trajectories of dozens of children coming of age at a time of competing economic and social imperatives. Illuminating the aspirations and strategies of these young men and women, Ling captures their experiences against the backdrop of a re-emergent global Shanghai. The talk attracted around 20 participants. Many insightful comments and questions were raised during the discussion sessions.