Probe into the “Mania for School District Houses”——Research into the Motivations for Purchasing School District Houses from the Perspective of Cultural Capital

In recent years,the"mania for school district houses"has disrupted the housing market and undermined education equity and class mobility,thus becoming a common concern.Most existing research focus on market motivations for purchasing school district houses while neglecting the connections between school district houses and cultural and social elements in the process of class reproduction.To make up for this deficiency this article introduces the neighborhood-based cultural capital theory to explore the diversified motivations,the processes of motivation formation,and the determining factors in purchasing school district houses.Reviews and analysis of interview materials revealed that while theories based on western experience can explain the basic purchasing motivations and their formation processes,there are distinct and varied purchasing motivations in China,more comprehensive and complex forms of capital exchange,and more dynamic factors that impact purchases of school district houses.Suggestions on solving the"mania for school district houses"are also presented.

Cultural Industry Welcomes Capital Investment

The second international cultural industry investment symposium was held in Beijing recently.As a gala event of in the China cultural industry investment area,the symposium features exhibitions,investment discussions,project promotion,a summit,and forums and senior meetings,providing a lot

Cultural Capital

IN 1981, when artist Liu Guotai established his oil painting company in Putian City of southeast China＇s Fujian Province, there was no local oil painting industry, but only some small-scate oil painting workshops,

Game of capitals:Production of influential online architecture

The grassroots can become an online influencer with the help of social media.Similarly,an online influencer mode is applicable in the architecture field.This study introduces the term"influential online architecture"(IOA)and aims to understand the cause and promotion of the IOA phenomenon and its impact on architecture.This research also introduces Bour-dieu’s four forms of capital,namely,economic,cultural,social,and symbolic capitals,as a framework to argue that IOA is promoted by capitals through visual spectacles,class divisions,national identity,and social recognition.The methodology of this research uses case studies and logical argumentation through presentation and analysis of photos,statistical data,and comments from journals,books,news,and social platforms.The current study concludes that the online influencer mode in architecture should be concerned because the overemphasis on capitals through the production of IOA may erode the design field.This research argues that a well-established architecture criticism and post-occupancy evaluation system and a rational online influencer mode would contribute to the development of the design domain.

On the discrepancy of access to higher education in a province with a large ethnic minority population

Based on a survey of students from different social strata,different family backgrounds and different levels of access to higher education in 10 higher education institutions(HEIs)in Yunnan,an ethnic minority(EM)province,this essay tries to find out the discrepancy in the enrollment opportunity of higher education for children from different strata in the EM province in order to find a breakthrough to narrow the gap.

Synergies and Frictions between Mega-events and Local Urban Heritage

Increasingly,cities have turned to mega-events as part of strategies to secure much desired global recognition and attract future economic investment.These events have a broad range of physical effects on the city and can also introduce new concepts of the city.For historic cities,mega-events can potentially have a profound influence on the city’s urban heritage,both physically and how heritage comes to be understood and defined.Recent changing trends in mega-events could come to see them more closely integrated into the existing city fabric,making the potential impact of mega-events on built heritage more pronounced.One long-standing event embedded within the city fabric that serves as a noteworthy example is the European Capital of Culture(ECoC),operating for 30 years and travelling between more than 50 cities.The paper presents the European Capital of Cultures of Genoa 2004,Liverpool 2008 and Istanbul 2010 as three diverse cases with differing themes and roles for heritage in order to review the potential synergy or friction between events and heritage and calls for heritage actors to become more involved in these processes.