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IMAGINING THE MODERN NATION-STATE VIA ZHANG JIAN’S MUSEUM

JI, XIAOQIAN (2012) IMAGINING THE MODERN NATION-STATE VIA ZHANG JIAN’S MUSEUM. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

My object in this thesis is the possibilities and limitations of the museum both as an educational and communicative space and as a significant process in the project of constructing a modern nation-state. Through a study of Zhang Jian’s ideals and practices in the museum—the classification and organization of the collections, the style and layout of its architectural complexes, as well as his management and educational endeavors—this paper demonstrates the manifold ways in which Zhang’s museum can be read as the reconstruction of a China which excludes the Manchu and thereby refashions this China as an equal agent.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
JI, XIAOQIANjixiaoqianpku@hotmail.com
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairGunzenhauser, Michaelmgunzen@pitt.eduMGUNZEN
Committee MemberJacob, Jameswjacob@pitt.eduWJACOB
Committee MemberMyers, Johnmyersjp@pitt.eduMYERSJP
Date: 6 June 2012
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 17 April 2012
Approval Date: 6 June 2012
Submission Date: 17 May 2012
Access Restriction: 1 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 1 year.
Number of Pages: 77
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies
Degree: MA - Master of Arts
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Museum, China, Modern Nation-state, Identity
Date Deposited: 06 Jun 2012 18:46
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 13:58
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12160

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