Shi\nWei, an assistant professor from the Department of Communication, Faculty of Social\nSciences, University of Macau (UM), recently published a new book titled, \u2018Drifting\nAround China’s Las Vegas: Migrant Workers in Macau\u2019. The first book on the\nsubject of migrant workers in Macao, it discusses migrant workers\u2019 tremendous\ncontributions to the economic prosperity of Macao against a background of great\nchanges Macao has experienced since the gaming monopoly was abolished in 2002. <\/p>\n\n
The book\ncontains the author\u2019s keen observations of the daily lives of migrant workers who\nare on the margins of society, and explores how such a reality shapes their\ncultural identity. The author describes the lives of migrant workers in the\ncontext of globalisation, highlighting the distinctive features of the Macao\nsociety in various areas, including policies, ethnic structure, social classes\nand hierarchies, and the production and allocation of space. The book also\nposes questions about the conflicts and problems created in the process of\nglobalisation. Funded by the Academic Research Grant of the Cultural Affairs\nBureau of the Macao SAR, the book took several years of painstaking research to\ncomplete. It was recently published by the City University of Hong Kong Press,\nand is now available in various bookshops in Hong Kong and Macao.<\/p>\n\n
Dr Shi Wei\nobtained her PhD degree from the Goldsmiths College, University of London. Her\nresearch interests mainly include media, cultural studies, identity, and\npolitics of emotion. Her studies have been published in various international\njournals, including Taiwan: A Radical\nQuarterly in Social Studies<\/i>, Renjian\nThought Review<\/i>, Router: A Journal of\nCultural Studies<\/i>, Reflection<\/i>, and\nInter-Asia Cultural Studies<\/i>.<\/p>
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Source: Faculty of Social Sciences<\/p>
Media Contact Information:\nCommunications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
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