Asian Self-Representation at World's Fairs

This book focuses on expressions of an empowered Asian self-representation at world's fairs in the West after the so-called golden age of the exhibition.

William Peterson is Associate Professor of Drama and head of the Creativity Research Theme in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. Among his publications are Places for Happiness: Community, Self and Performance in the Philippines (Hawaii, 2016), Theatre and the Politics of Culture in Contemporary Singapore (Wesleyan, 2001), and chapters and journal articles on performance at mass events.

Acknowledgments, Note on Works Cited, Note on Asian Names, 1. Introduction: Setting the Stage, 2. The Master of the Form: Japan at San Francisco's 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 3. The New China and Chinese-Americanness: China at San Francisco's 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 4. Performing Japan in the 'World of Tomorrow': Japan at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, 5. From 'Panda Diplomacy' to Acrobat Diplomacy: China at the Brisbane's Expo '88, 6. Fashion, Dance, and Representing the Filipina: The Philippines at the 1964-1965 New York World Fair, 7. Performing Modernity under Sukarno's 'Roving Eye': Indonesia at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, 8. Maximizing Affect, Minimizing Impact with Hansik: South Korea at the 2015 Milan International Exposition, 9. Hard and Soft Power in the Thai Pavilion: The Spectral Presence of King Bhumibol at the 2015 Milan Exposition, 10. Conclusion: The Future of Asian Self-Representation at the International Exposition, Works Cited, Index