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@misc{1822380, author = {Vávra, Dušan}, booktitle = {vyžádaná přednáška na Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies}, keywords = {China; science fiction; modernization; nationalism}, title = {China's path to modernity as reflected in contemporary Chinese science fiction}, year = {2021} }
TY - SLIDE ID - 1822380 AU - Vávra, Dušan PY - 2021 TI - China's path to modernity as reflected in contemporary Chinese science fiction KW - China KW - science fiction KW - modernization KW - nationalism N2 - "Modernization" (xiandaihua) belongs among the key terms used in China to conceptualize the process of forming Chinese identity in the 20th-21st c. A lot of research has been done on how modernization shapes Chinese traditions (including religious ones) or how modernization in China is shaped by its traditions. In this paper, I focus on a different aspect of the dynamic relations between tradition and modernity in Chinese context. I address the contemporary forms of the strain in modern Chinese thought that questions the process of modernization as something alien to Chinese culture and society. I use selected essayistic and fictional works by authors of two periods - beginning of 20th c. and beginnning of 21st century - to show the continuity of a peculiar sentiment in Chinese thought - the problem of China’s monstrosity vis-à-vis modernity. ER -
VÁVRA, Dušan. China's path to modernity as reflected in contemporary Chinese science fiction. In \textit{vyžádaná přednáška na Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies}. 2021.
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