Social Foundations of National Anthems
Theorizing for a Better Understanding of the Changing Fate of the National Anthem of China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8975331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T F Liao (0000-0002-1296-7660, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author), Gehui Zhang (0000-0002-7195-0236, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author), Libin Zhang (0009-0006-7620-3957, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 106-127 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8308 • E-ISSN: 1468-5914 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-5914.2011.00480.x |
| OpenAlex | W1581903076 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 17 |
A national anthem is arguably one of the most powerful symbols for a nation‐state, with impact beyond its ceremonial purposes. One source of its power lies in the lyrical content, bearing imprints of the past and texts for potentially guiding future behavior. In this paper we study the social foundations of national anthems with the Chinese national anthem as a case by analyzing its production through two changing texts—the lyrics of the anthem and key political documents from the period of 1949–2005. The current national anthem, “March of the Volunteers,” adopted in 1949, was forbidden during the Cultural Revolution, and was restored in 1978, albeit with a new set of lyrics, and used until 1982 when the original lyrics were restored. Drawing upon the literature on collective focus (as defined by Cerulo) and social relations (as informed by Weber), we build a theoretical model for understanding the changes in the Chinese national anthem. According to this model, the creation of collective memory in the form of a national anthem is conditioned by the cognitive and social context in terms of the type of collective focus (singular or multiple) and the kind of top‐bottom social relation (rational or traditional). The changing fate of the Chinese national anthem illustrates the efficacy of the theoretical model
Aesthetics · Anthem · Art · Art history · China · Collective memory · Context (archaeology · Literature · Lyrics · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · Law · National Identity and Symbolism · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Visual Culture and Art Theory
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |