Xiaobo Su CV

Assistant Professor

Department of Geography

University of Oregon

Teaching Courses

Academic Year 2007-2008

Winter 2008: Geog 205      Geography of Pacific Asia

Spring 2008: Geog 4/510    Geography of Tourism

                          Geog 4/575     Geography of China

Academic Year 2008-2009

      Winter 2009: Geog 205        Geography of Pacific Asia

                           Geog 343        Society, Culture and Place

       Spring 2009: Geog 4/510     Geography of Tourism

                            Geog 607       Social Theorists in Human Geography

Research Interests

My area of interest covers cultural politics, tourism development, and urban heritage. My current research project investigates the politics of tourism in China's heritage sites when these sites become increasingly exposed to global capitalistic tendencies arising from tourism. My work focuses on the issues of representation, commodification, nationalism and spatial inclusion/ exclusion in a global-national-local nexus in order to examine the radical transition of China after 1978.

Basically, my research approach mainly draws on Gramsci's theory of hegemony in order to explore the structure-agency dialectic in China. Besides Antonio Gramsci, other social theorists I am interested in include Henri Lefebvre, Pierre Bourdieu, Michel de Certeau, and Edward Said.

Publications

Su, X. and Teo, P. (2008) Tourism Politics in Lijiang, China: An Analysis of State and Local Interactions in Tourism Development, Tourism Geographies, 10(2):150-168.

Su, X. and Teo. P. (in contract) The Politics of Heritage Tourism in China: A View from Lijiang. London: Routledge.

Su, X. (forthcoming) Adaptive Reuse and Urban Heritage Management¡ªA Case Study of Lijiang Ancient Town, Yunnan (in Chinese). Journal of Guangxi University for Nationalities.

Huang, C., Cheng, J. and Su, X. (2006) Water Resources Carrying Capacity and Urban Sustainable Development of Shenzhen City (in Chinese). Tropical Geography, 26(3): 254-258.

Su, X. and Huang, C. (2005) The Impacts of Heritage Tourism on Public Space in Historic Towns: A Case Study of Lijiang Ancient Town. China Tourism Research, 1(4): 401-442.

Bao, J. and Su, X. (2004) Studies on Tourism Commercialization in Historic Towns (in Chinese). Acta Geographica Sinica, 59(3):427-436.

How to Contact me (Email is preferred):

Department of Geography

Condon Hall 275

1251 University of Oregon

Eugene OR 97403-1251

E-mail: xiaobo@uoregon.edu

Phone: (541) 346-4568

Fax: (541) 346-2067