Yanshuo Zhang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3815489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yanshuo Zhang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yanshuo |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHANG Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pomona College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6890-7026 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Memory Making in Folk Epics of China
Memory Making in Folk Epics of China is a new contribution to the fields of Chinese literature, folklore studies, and Chinese performance arts. The book deploys an extensive repertoire of shan'ge (“mountain songs,” or folk songs) from the lower Yangtze delta region to trace what the author calls the “local” and the “intimate” in the rice-cultivating regions of southern China. Utilizing a cross-disciplinary methodology, McLaren investigates both t…
Entrepreneurs of the National Past
This article probes a long-overlooked concept in modern China—ethnic indigeneity—to propose new ways of looking at the relationship between the Chinese nation and its multiethnic minority groups. The Western scholarly community has long held that because the Chinese state uses the Marxist-tainted term shaoshu minzu (ethnic minorities) as the official designation for the non-Han people, the concept of indigeneity is irrelevant to understanding Chi…
Negotiating Authenticity in China’s Urban Historic Preservations – the Case of the Kuan and Zhai Alleys in Chengdu
This paper discusses how authenticity is understood and negotiated in the context of the preservation of urban historic heritage in China today. In the age of rapid economic development and social change, how to safeguard the historic identity and memories embedded in urban districts while encouraging economic growth has been a perennial problem concerning late-developing countries like China. The contested notion of authenticity lies at the hear…
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Negotiating Authenticity in China’s Urban Historic Preservations – the Case of the Kuan and Zhai Alleys in Chengdu
This paper discusses how authenticity is understood and negotiated in the context of the preservation of urban historic heritage in China today. In the age of rapid economic development and social change, how to safeguard the historic identity and memories embedded in urban districts while encouraging economic growth has been a perennial problem concerning late-developing countries like China. The contested notion of authenticity lies at the hear…
Entrepreneurs of the National Past
This article probes a long-overlooked concept in modern China—ethnic indigeneity—to propose new ways of looking at the relationship between the Chinese nation and its multiethnic minority groups. The Western scholarly community has long held that because the Chinese state uses the Marxist-tainted term shaoshu minzu (ethnic minorities) as the official designation for the non-Han people, the concept of indigeneity is irrelevant to understanding Chi…
Memory Making in Folk Epics of China
Memory Making in Folk Epics of China is a new contribution to the fields of Chinese literature, folklore studies, and Chinese performance arts. The book deploys an extensive repertoire of shan'ge (“mountain songs,” or folk songs) from the lower Yangtze delta region to trace what the author calls the “local” and the “intimate” in the rice-cultivating regions of southern China. Utilizing a cross-disciplinary methodology, McLaren investigates both t…
China (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (1 work) · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations (1 work)