
CUREJ - College Undergraduate Research Electronic Journal
China‘s Censorship and Cultural Power--Necessarily at Odds?
Division: Social Sciences
Dept/Program: Political Science
Document Type: Undergraduate Student Research
Mentor(s): Avery Goldstein
Date of this Version: 01 January 2020
Abstract
This thesis looks at the censorship practices of the CCP in regards to cultural power. I analyze in depth, Confucius Institutes and the field of Contemporary Art as case studies for cultural power. This paper suggests that our current ways of thinking about censorship and soft power are limited in explaining what is happening with Chinese cultural power. I contend that the CCP is focused on building a global presence and cultural security through its censorship practices. This does degrade China’s ability to accrue soft power, but it should not be understood as a failure on behalf as the Party. It is more likely a different agenda when it comes to global cultural power all together.
Discipline(s)
International Relations | Political Science
Suggested Citation
Miller, Juliette S., "China‘s Censorship and Cultural Power--Necessarily at Odds?" 01 January 2020. CUREJ: College Undergraduate Research Electronic Journal, University of Pennsylvania, https://repository.upenn.edu/curej/247.
Date Posted: 16 June 2020