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Cartoons and collaboration in wartime China: the mobilization of Chinese cartoonists under Japanese occupation

Taylor, Jeremy E.

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JEREMY TAYLOR Jeremy.Taylor@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Modern History



Abstract

The work of Chinese cartoonists who published their illustrations in the popular press in occupied China from 1937 to 1945 has largely escaped the attention of scholars of both the occupation itself and the broader field of cartoon history. This article seeks to fill this gap in the literature by analyzing how the very nature of the occupation, together with efforts undertaken by collaborationist governments such as that of Wang Jingwei, created a context in which a particular body of artists could continue to draw. In so doing, the article raises questions about the place of “collaborationist” cartoonists in the broader development of art and propaganda in China and about the very nature of collaboration in the Chinese context.

Citation

Taylor, J. E. (2015). Cartoons and collaboration in wartime China: the mobilization of Chinese cartoonists under Japanese occupation. Modern China, 41(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/0097700414538386

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 1, 2010
Online Publication Date Jun 18, 2014
Publication Date Jul 1, 2015
Deposit Date Jul 10, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Modern China
Print ISSN 0097-7004
Electronic ISSN 1552-6836
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 41
Issue 4
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0097700414538386
Keywords Cartoon, Collaboration, Occupation, Art, Wang Jingwei, Second World War
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/753184
Publisher URL http://mcx.sagepub.com/content/41/4/406

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