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Curating Revolution examines how Mao-era exhibitions shaped popular understandings of, and participation in, the political campaigns of China's Communist revolution.
List of contents
Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Making a revolutionary monument: the first party congress site; 2. Exhibiting new China: 'Fangua lane past and present'; 3. Curating belief: superstition versus science for young pioneers; 4. Cultivating consciousness: the class education exhibition; 5. The cultural revolution's object lessons: the exhibition of red guard achievements; 6. Antiquity in revolution: the Shanghai museum; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chinese character list; Index.
About the author
Denise Y. Ho is assistant professor of twentieth-century Chinese history at Yale University, Connecticut. Her research interests focus on the social and cultural history of China during the Mao period (1949-1976), and her work has been supported by a Fulbright scholarship and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, among other organizations. In addition to her scholarly research, Denise Y. Ho has been a commentator on contemporary China for media outlets including The Atlantic, China File, and The Nation. She is currently a Public Intellectuals fellow at the National Committee on US-China Relations.
Summary
Curating Revolution examines the relationship between Maoist China's exhibition culture and its political campaigns. From collection to display and from narration to reception, museums and exhibitions made China's Communist revolution material, shaping how people understood its history and ideology and the ways in which they participated in its turbulent political movements.
