China's avant garde, 1978-2018 / edited by Daria Berg and Giorgio Strafella.
| Other author | Berg, Daria, 1964- |
| Other author | Strafella, Giorgio. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Routledge, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Media, culture and social change in Asia |
| Partial contents | Interrogating transculturality: from avant-garde literature to street art / Andrea Riemenschnitter -- Transculturality in Hong Kong artist Annie Wan's conceptual ceramic art / Silvia Fok -- Avant-garde women's poetry from China: Zhai Yongming and the poetry journal Wings / Justyna Jagu¿›cik. |
| Abstract | "This book examines how China's new generation of avant-garde writers and artists are pushing the boundaries of vernacular culture, creatively appropriating artistic and literary languages from global cultures to reflect on reform-era China's transformation and the Maoist heritage. It explores the vortex of cultural change from the launch of Deng Xiaoping's reforms in 1978 to Xi Jinping establishing his leadership for life in 2018. The book argues that China's new avant-garde adopt transcultural forms of expression while challenging the official discourse of Xi Jinping's regime, which promotes cultural nationalism and demands that cultural production in China embodies the essence of the "Chinese nation". The topics range from body art, women's poetry and boys' love literature to Tibetan fiction and ceramic art. The book shows how the avant-garde use the new digital media to bypass government censorship, transcending China's virtual frontiers while breaking new ground for an emerging public sphere. Overall, the book provides a rich picture of the nature of China's avant-garde art and literature and the challenges it poses for the Chinese government"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: China's avant garde, 1978-2018 Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023 9780367343576 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022012817 |
| ISBN | 9781000647044 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9780429325304 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |