Cultural Revolution Memory and China's Post-80's Generation

ISBN-13: 9783659441141 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 116 str.

Capone Vincent

Opis

This book examines how the memory of the Cultural Revolution is used on the Chinese internet by Chinas post-80s generation and the Chinese Communist Party to describe and highlight examples of social instability. These comparisons are representative of the broad historical narrative written by the Party which forms the basis of how Chinas younger generations learn about and internalize the Cultural Revolution. This study analyzes how the memory of the Cultural Revolution is held by Chinas post- 80s generation as viewed through the lens of the Chinese Internet. Specifically, this research engages with the intended purposes of the post-80s generation for invoking memories of the Cultural Revolution on the Chinese Internet. This revival and recharacterization of the Cultural Revolutions social memory holds complex meanings for how Chinas post-1980s generation defines the Cultural Revolution.

O autorze

Vincent's passion for history began when he was a student in public school and followed him to college where he focused his coursework in Chinese modern history. In 2007 Vincent traveled to China where he taught English as a foreign language and pursued his research. He currently lives in Boston, MA.