Lo, V;
Barrett, P;
(2014)
The Power Sleep : on Chinese students and innovation.
Think Pieces: A Journal of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
, 1
(1(0) ‘UC)
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Abstract
This article examines enduring concepts about 'the Chinese' that were first established in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and became part of international eugenics discourse. While recognising an ambivalence in the literature – which variously identifies Chinese technological genius or an ‘intellectual turbidity’ ascribed to nature and/or nurture – we trace the legacy of prejudice in contemporary global debates about the Chinese capacity to innovate. As educators UCL must face up to this legacy.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Power Sleep : on Chinese students and innovation |
| Location: | UK |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Chineseness, Race, Pedagogy, Eugenics, Power sleep, Innovation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of History |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1468969 |
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