Chinas Millennial Generation Robert L. Moore Rollins College UCF LIFE Presentation February 18, 2014
The May Fourth Movement, 1919 – inspired by patriotism
May Fourth Poster
Tiananmen Square: Monument to the Peoples Heroes
On the Monument: May fourth student Protestors
May Fourth Author – Ba Jin
Family, a novel by Ba Jin
1966: Political Discourse by Allegory Hai Rui Dismissed from Office a play by Wu Han (Obliquely referencing Peng Dehuais dismissal by Chairman Mao, 1959)
: Cultural Revolution
Youth to the Countryside in the 1970s
Deng xiaoping & the New reforms – Circa 1980
Hu yaobang – leading liberal
1989 Tiananmen Square: Students at the Monument
The June Four Incident, 1989
june four incident – tank man
Zhao ziyang – doomed liberal
Rock star: cui jian
Post the prc government re- emphasizes dedication to the partys authority. Dissent is suppressed while economic reforms continue.
Qingdao University Students 1993 ( Six in one dorm Room)
Qingdao U. students washing their dishes
National minorities: Mosuo youth
Central university of nationalities -2012
CUN – Graduation day, 2008
Rural life – peasant ladies
The Chinese family: Take my childs picture – please!
Peasant family lad
Patrilineal family
Religion in china
Muslim wedding
Christian wedding
Beijing high school
The Test - Parents waiting for their childrens results
A favorite pastime: internet games
Young peoples T-shirts Do you marry me?
Irony: socialist style on a contemporary t-shirt
199os: Individualism Generation KU … & The rise of The Internet
Wang shuo and liumang literature
Beijing bad boy
AnthropologY – fieldwork in Beijing
East meets west - tattoos
Beijing disco
Hipster bar – the bed
Post-Mao China - Allegory Raise the Red Lantern, a film by Zhang Yimou (1991)
Zhang Yimou film of 1991 Referencing June 4, 1989
Voices of Youthful Protest - Where Are They Now? Following the violent crackdown of June 4, 1989, political dissent declined …but now new voices are being heard via social media.
Social Media in China Renren – Chinas Facebook Weibo – Chinas Twitter BBS – Chatrooms Baidu – Chinas Google & Wikipedia Blogs
Contemporary Satire: Cartoon protest
Judge Bao: Upright Official
Corruption government is failing to provide for and protect the people. Traditional terms for upright officials (Lianjie ), and corrupt officials (Tanguan Wuli ( ) are still used to describe Communist Party cadres.
The long march: Eating Shoes During the heroic Long March battered communist forces trudged for thousands of miles across China fleeing from Nationalist forces. Some soldiers reportedly survived by eating shoe leather. Some generous soldiers were said to have given their shoes to their comrades, thus consigning themselves to starvation.
Contemporary Satire on Eating Shoes
Cao ni ma: Indirect invective
Cao ni ma t-shirt
Cao ni ma mug
Ai weiwei – artist protestor with a message
He xie – Double entendre
River crab with three watches
Tsinghua University - patriotic Olympic helpers