Jewish Settlement in Shanghai during WWII in Fiction and Other Media of Cultural Memory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21834497 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Junsong Chen (0009-0002-4824-615X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 171-188 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Partial Answers Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1936-9247 • E-ISSN: 1565-3668 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/pan.2021.0008 |
| OpenAlex | W3122894413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
From 1938 to 1945, Shanghai was a temporary haven to more than 20,000 Jews originally from Europe. Most of the Jewish refugees in Shanghai survived to see the end of WWII. However, the Jewish settlement in Shanghai during WWII remains a little-known chapter of the history of the Holocaust. Recent decades have witnessed significant changes in this regard. In addition to historical studies, memoirs, and popular culture, the Shanghai experience of European Jews also found its way into literary fiction. Drawing on theories of cultural memory and media studies and based on readings of two novels—Marion Cuba's Shanghai Legacy (2005) and Beila's The Cursed Piano (2007, English edition 2017), this article argues that literary fiction contributes, albeit belatedly, to the collective efforts to preserve this important legacy, and may do so in a more compelling way than other media, through special perspectives, engaging storytelling, and broader accessibility
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Haven · Judaism · Literature · Media studies · Memoir · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Storytelling · The Holocaust · World War II · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Japanese History and Culture · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |