On Feburary 12th, Prof. Andrew Field will hold a book proposal workshop for his new book: We Rock This City: Live Music Bar Scenes in Urban China. This book focuses on the live music bar scenes in three different Chinese cities—Shanghai, Suzhou, and Kunshan—with a particular emphasis on Kunshan’s live bar scene. It explores how Kunshan’s music scene connects with those of the other two cities and how it forms a unique cultural ecosystem at the intersection of globalization and localization. Through long-term field research, the book also seeks to reveal how Filipino migrant musicians have become the central link in this music scene, serving as a bridge between American-centric global music culture and local Chinese audiences.

If you would like to read the book proposal in advance, please reach out to the student coordinators at yuruo.zhang@dukekunshan.edu.cn or histy.mahmud@dukekunshan.edu.cn.