Made in Censorship: The Tiananmen Movement in Chinese Literature and Film

by Thomas Chen

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The violent suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations is thought to be contemporary China’s most taboo subject. Yet despite sweeping censorship, Chinese culture continues to engage with the history, meaning, and memory of the Tiananmen movement. Made in Censorship examines the surprisingly rich corpus of Tiananmen literature and film produced in mainland China since 1989, both officially sanctioned and unauthorized, contending that censorship does not simply forbid—it also shapes what is created.

Thomas Chen explores a wide range of works made despite and through censorship, including state propaganda, underground films, and controversial best-sellers. Moving across media, from...Read more
  • ISBN10 0231204019
  • ISBN13 9780231204019
  • Publish Date 24 May 2022
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Columbia University Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 248
  • Language English