COMM320 Media , Culture and the City
Vernacular and Neoliberal Cosmopolitanism
Yidan Gao
For Communication and Media final-year student YIDAN GAO , graduating from the University of Liverpool has allowed her to gain a greater insight into the creative industries and has boosted her confidence in applying for jobs post-university . The university ’ s Career Hub gave her tailored advice regarding her CV and cover letter and the lecturers for her course encouraged her to gain experience in social media and blogging , to appeal to employers . Yidan is confident in her career path now and is ready to take the job market by storm !
SOTA Anthology 19 / 20
In this original piece regarding cosmopolitanism , Yidan analyses elements of Chinatown , New York City to discuss ideas of an everchanging and evolving modern cityscape . Through this case study , she shows how communication styles are being altered with a cosmopolitan environment and explores the idea of ‘ nonplaces ’ in the modern-day .
WITH transnational flows of humans , capital and information , cities are no longer restrained within their geographical boundaries but are inscribed on the global networks of