In the morning I had a quick chat with Lu Xinyu. She indicated that although “public space” was a commonly used term (Wu Dan’s quick search turned up over 10,000 entries on the electronic bibliographical databases), she is not too satisfied with the way it is used. It is usually part of the discourse around civil society, and is used in an uncritical manner. Nonetheless, she suggested we might trying checking out works by 邓正来， 童世骏，and of course, 汪晖 as a way into the field, especially if we are looking for more critical materials. Later in the Day I met Deborah Davies (Yale) for lunch, and she said moving images on the huge screens in public spaces made her think of parades.