Folklore Goes to War: Folksongs, Yangge and Storytelling in Communist Bases during the Second Sino-Japanese War

All across the world, folklore studies are often closely tied to the emergence of modern nation states and were used to (re)build national identities. In post-WWI China, a growing community of academics and enthusiastic amateurs began working on folklore projects as part of a larger cultural effort...

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Main Author: Selina Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Academic Forum 2023-12-01
Series:IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
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Online Access:https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-cultural-studies/volume-8-issue-2/article-3/