Representations of ‘China’ in Britain
Cangbai Wang, Gerda Wielander
Chapter from the book: Kehoe S. & Wielander G. 2021. Cultural China 2020: The Contemporary China Centre Review.
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Chapter from the book: Kehoe S. & Wielander G. 2021. Cultural China 2020: The Contemporary China Centre Review.
This chapter examines changing representations of China in Britain, paying particular attention to the role and contributions of Chinese writers, artists, and producers. Topics covered here include literature, film, and the performing arts.
4.0 Introduction
Cangbai Wang and Gerda Wielander
4.1 Representations of China in Historical Children’s Texts
Shih-Wen Sue Chen
4.2 Dire yet Diverse: Desperate Diaspora in Jenny Lu’s The Receptionist (2016)
Flair Donglai Shi
4.3 The Silent Traveller and Sadlers Wells (1942)
Anne Witchard
4.4 Representations of China in The Penguin New Writing (1940–1950): How Chinese Writers Shaped Responses to China
Tessa Thorniley
Wang C. & Wielander G. 2021. Representations of ‘China’ in Britain. In: Kehoe S. & Wielander G (eds.), Cultural China 2020. London: University of Westminster Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.16997/book58.e
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Published on Nov. 29, 2021