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- Bjerstedt, Sven
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Skinner och Atlantican
- 1993
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In: Lärdomshistoriska samfundets årsbok. ; , s. 167-176
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
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- Bjerstedt, Sven
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Theophilus - medeltidens Faust
- 1993
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In: Tidskrift för litteraturvetenskap. - 1104-0556. ; 22:1, s. 23-33
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- Kaikkonen, Marja, 1949-
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Laughable Propaganda : Modern Xiangsheng as Didactic Entertainment
- 1990
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This dissertation introduces the popular Chinese comic story-telling genrexiangsheng. The genre is first viewed in the light of historical predecessorswhich contain elements similar to those found in traditional xiangsheng. After1949, the genre has been extensively used for propaganda purposes through thecreation of numerous new works, while the traditional works have been partlybanned, partly adapted to suit the communist ideological and didactic ambitions.The study describes how this change was accomplished: a production of new,ideologically correct pieces was effected and the artistes were made to perform thenew and the adapted old works. The study also presents how the governmentdirectives for this work fluctuated, the ensuing problems, and the discussion onwhether the writers and artistes were considered to have succeeded in followingthem. The technical varieties and the structure of xiangsheng are described. Theresults of a detailed contents analysis with quantitative basis of 105 newxiangsheng pieces from the years 1955-66 and 1979-84 are accounted for andshow how and through what kinds of elements the propagated messages weresupposed to affect the public of this entertainment.
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