Rethinking nationalistic history in China
Towards a multicultural Chinese identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12712759 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason Cong Lin (0000-0001-6971-0375, Department of International Education The Education University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 178-194 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1473-8481 • E-ISSN: 1754-9469 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sena.12395 |
| OpenAlex | W4385582822 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 39 |
In China, the central government enjoys paramount authority in (re)writing national history, and its interpretation is promoted through various channels to shape people's national identity. Over the past two decades, the Chinese government has promoted a nationalistic history to promote a Han‐dominant Chinese identity. This nationalistic approach to Chinese history stands in contrast to China's multicultural society and the government's affirmation of multicultural aims as the core values and future goals of the nation. It was expected that the government would rethink and revise nationalistic history to recognize diverse groups and accommodate their needs in the Xi Jinping era. However, this paper shows that the current government continues to emphasize a version of national history that encourages a nationalistic sentiment and discourse. This approach to Chinese history risks strengthening xenophobic sentiments and behaviour in China, and could become coercive for Chinese people who hold different interpretations or expect a more comprehensive interpretation of national history. I argue that a critical multicultural approach can help develop a more inclusive and balanced national history and identity in China
Aesthetics · China · Government (linguistics · History of China · Identity (music · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Multiculturalism · National identity · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Chinese history and philosophy · Gender Studies · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Philosophy
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Critical Multiculturalism
History, identity, and security
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Forget Chineseness
Assimilation over protection
Memory studies
Multiculturalism in the world system
Constructing Chinese Identity in Post‐colonial H ong K ong
Global migration, diversity, and civic education
Smothering Diversity
The Backward Will Be Beaten’
Collective memory
From Shared Fate to Shared Fates
The Chinese Dream
Make China great again
China's New Nationalism
National Insecurities
Portraying “minorities” in Chinese history textbooks of the 1990s and 2000s
Ethnicity and Nationalism in Europe Today
National Humiliation and National Assertion
National Humiliation, History Education, and the Politics of Historical Memory
Imagined communities
Wartime citizenship
Constructingminzu
Just Singing and Dancing
Reconstructing "nation" (minzu) discourses in China
Cosmopolitan memory and national memory conflicts
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |