Title Glorify the empire : Japanese avant-garde propaganda in Manchukuo / Annika A. Culver

Published Vancouver : UBC Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 268 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Introduction --1 Laying the groundwork for the Japanese avant-garde propagandists -- 2 Literature in service of the state -- 3 Surrealism in service of the state -- 4 The lure of artistic vision and commercial prerogative -- 5 Reflections of labour and the construction of the new state -- 6 The Manchukuo publicity and news bureau's war of words and images -- 7 The legitimization of a multi-ethnic literary culture in Manchukuo -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary "In the 1930s and '40s, Japanese political architects of the Manchukuo project in occupied northeast China realized the importance of using various cultural media to promote a modernization program in the region, as well as its expansion into other parts of Asia. Ironically, the writers and artists chosen to spread this imperialist message had left-wing political roots in Japan, where their work strongly favoured modernist, even avant-garde, styles of expression. In Glorify the Empire, Annika Culver explores how these once anti-imperialist intellectuals produced modernist works celebrating the modernity of a fascist state and reflecting a complicated picture of complicity with, and ambivalence towards, Japan's utopian project. During the war, literary and artistic representations of Manchuria accelerated, and the Japanese-led culture in Manchukuo served as a template for occupied areas in Southeast Asia. A groundbreaking work, Glorify the Empire magnifies the intersection between politics and art in a rarely examined period in Japanese history."--Publisher's website Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Subject Propaganda, Japanese -- China -- Manchuria -- History -- 20th century Arts -- Political aspects -- China -- Manchuria -- History -- 20th century Avant-garde (Aesthetics) -- Political aspects -- China -- Manchuria -- History -- 20th century World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Manchuria -- Propaganda World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Manchuria -- Art and the war Artists -- Japan -- History -- 20th century Propaganda in art. HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. Artists Arts -- Political aspects Propaganda Propaganda in art Propaganda, Japanese China -- Manchuria Japan Genre/Form Art History Form Electronic book LC no. cn2012906975 ISBN 9780774824385 0774824387 9780774824385 0774824360 9780774824361 1283992558 9781283992558

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