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THE HEROINE MULAN ON THE CHINESE OPERATIC STAGE DURING THE KOREAN WAR: CHANG XIANGYU AND HENAN OPERA HUA MULAN

Ren, Meng (2019) THE HEROINE MULAN ON THE CHINESE OPERATIC STAGE DURING THE KOREAN WAR: CHANG XIANGYU AND HENAN OPERA HUA MULAN. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This dissertation examines the political significance of celebrity-making and reinterpreting the well-known heroine story about Mulan in the early years of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), especially the popularization of the popular Henan opera Hua Mulan and the promotion of its leading actress Chang Xiangyu during the Korean War (1950-1953)—communist China’s first international crisis after its establishment in 1949. This study looks at the coercive influence of the Chinese state on individual artists and artistic works pertaining to a thematic political culture. It also examines the audience’s emotional responses to Chang Xiangyu’s state-promoted artistic works as expressed through ethnographic interviews of oral history.
Based on original research, this dissertation provides the first documentation of Henan opera or Yuju and its popularization in China in a Western language. With a comprehensive case study of Chang Xiangyu and the Yuju Hua Mulan, this project sheds light on the development of Chinese regional opera in the early PRC, revealing the wartime propaganda strategies of the Chinese communist government. In addition, this study provides a historical review of different versions and interpretations of the Mulan story in Chinese performing arts, addressing the sociopolitical significance of the story in modern China.

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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Ren, Mengmer78@pitt.edumer78
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairHelbig, Adrianaanh59@pitt.eduanh59
Committee MemberRoot, Deane L.dlr@pitt.edudlr
Committee MemberCassaro, James P.cassaro@pitt.educassaro
Committee MemberGuy, Nancynguy@ucsd.edu
Committee MemberCarlitz, Katherinekcarlitz@pitt.edukcarlitz
Date: 25 September 2019
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 29 November 2018
Approval Date: 25 September 2019
Submission Date: 24 July 2019
Access Restriction: 5 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 5 years.
Number of Pages: 248
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Music
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Henan opera, Yuju, Chang Xiangyu, Mulan story, Hua Mulan, Korean War, political culture, ideology, Chinese artist, Chinese propaganda, Chinese performing arts
Date Deposited: 25 Sep 2019 15:14
Last Modified: 25 Sep 2019 15:14
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/37181

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