Xiangsheng and the Emergence of Guo Degang in Contemporary China

Shenshen Cai; Emily Dunn

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-8116-8

Xiangsheng and the Emergence of Guo Degang in Contemporary China

Shenshen Cai, Emily Dunn

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This book explores xiangsheng, one of the most popular folk art performance genres in China, its enlistment by official propaganda machine after the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its revival in popularity under Guo Degang and his Deyun Club. Just as the 1950‘s saw the shift of xiangsheng ‘s social function from entertainment to the political tool of ‘serving the party’, Guo Degang has completed the paradigm shift by turning its focus back to ‘serving the people’ as a means of entertainment and social criticism. This volume examines how Guo has resurrected the essence of xiangsheng, successfully commercialised it in a market economy, and simultaneously deconstructed the official discourse through grassroots means.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Gateway East Singapore
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages	146
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811581168
ISBN (Print)	9789811581151
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8116-8
Publication status	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cultural Dictatorship in China
Folk-Art Entertainment in Contemporary China
Guo Degang and Entertainment in China
Moral Discipline and Folk Arts in China
The Deyun Club and Xiangsheng
Xiangsheng and Politics in China

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