Justification of cultural work amongst young Chinese writers

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    Abstract

    What could be the justification for young Chinese writers justification for their participation in the cultural industries? Caught between a commercialisng global cultural market and a controlled state-conferred legitimacy, young writers in China found it impossible to retain their ‘creative autonomy’. For many, being neither a salaried state employee nor pursuing success as a creative entrepreneur allowed an idealised authentic self to flourish. This paper reveals the management of creative career in China’s literary field through theory of justification. The paper focused on how young graduates, who have had a creative practice for fewer than ten years in a range of full- and part-time capacities, established their independent creative practices. I asked how their attitudes towards their creative work have changed and what were their experiences with the new creative industries policy aimed at supporting young talent.

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    SeminarSymposium on Australian Children's Literature: Translation, Publication, and Reception
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Period18/05/24 → …
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    Keywords

    • cultural work
    • cultural and creative industries
    • cultural policy
    • Literary studies
    • China
    • creative economy
    • creative writing

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