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Mirra, Federica (2016)

Art Theory in Xi Jinping's Policy

Master thesis | Asian Studies (60 EC) (MA)

In this thesis, I discuss about the existence of an art theory in current Chinese policies to answer the main research question: what is Xi’s art theory and how does the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) conceive of arts and literature (wenyi文艺)? Since arts and literature have been called upon to support and accelerate the achievement of the country’s goals, I will analyze the current Chinese situation from the perspective of art. Moreover, I will suggest that the formulation of an art theory by Xi, during the Beijing Forum on Literature and Art in 2014 , might be referring to the past to stress the element of continuity as legitimacy for the CCP’s rule and relevance.

Art

Xi Jinping

China

Theory

Policy

Author

Mirra, Federica

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Chinese

Supervisors

Landsberger, Stefan

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en