Keywords
Propaganda, China, Cultural Revolution, Yangbanxi, Mao Zedong, Posters, communist
Abstract
This thesis analyzes male characters from Maoist era movies, novels, and posters to argue that the Importance of Wen masculinity, a man’s intellectual and artistic talents, was downplayed, and even feminized while the importance of Wu masculinity, a man’s martial and athletic talents, was increased and encouraged as these forms of media came under increasingly stringent regulation from the Chinese Communist Party. This thesis examines sources from 1949-1976 dividing them into three periods: the Early People’s Republic (1949-1965), the Early Cultural Revolution (1966-1969), and the Late Cultural Revolution (1970-1976). Each chapter studies revolutionary protagonists and counterrevolutionary antagonists and explores how their characterization and presentation changed over time. The thesis demonstrates that Maoist era masculinities were much more nuanced and complicated than previously claimed.
Completion Date
2024
Semester
Fall
Committee Chair
Hong Zhang
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Format
Identifier
DP0028996
Language
English
Release Date
12-15-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
Subjects
Masculinity in motion pictures; Masculinity--History; Masculinity in mass media; Masculinity in literature; Masculinity--Political aspects
STARS Citation
Izadirad, Daniel L. Mr., "Chinese Masculinities During the Maoist Era: Representations of Model Men" (2024). Graduate Thesis and Dissertation post-2024. 33.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2024/33
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