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A Performance Analysis of Chaoxianzu Oral Traditions in Yanbian, China

Lee, Peace Bakwon
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392300971

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2002, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, East Asian Languages and Literatures.
This thesis explores the relationship between oral and oral-connected literature and ethnic identity among the Chaoxianzu ethnic minority in China. The majority of Chaoxianzu in China today are the immigrants of the late 19th century and the early 20th century, and their descendents who have close ties with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, and the People's Republic of China. Chaoxianzu, as neither Joseonin (people of Joseon, mostly referring to North Korea) nor Hankukin (South Korean), have oral traditions that reflect their unique experiences that have exerted great influences in the shaping of their lives. Folklore studies carried out by Chaoxianzu scholars and collectors in China indicate both the similarities and differences between Chaoxianzu oral traditions and the oral traditions of the Korean peninsula. Themes such as nostalgia, survival, desire to establish a home, and struggles against abusive authority figures are considered as representative characteristics found in Chaoxianzu oral traditions, which include place legends, folk stories, prosimetric narratives, and personal narratives. This thesis concentrates on several examples of personal narratives and the processes of Chaoxianzu individual and group identity.
Mark A. Bender (Advisor)
Xiaomei Chen (Committee Member)
Chan E. Park-Miller (Committee Member)
150 p.
Asian Literature

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  • Lee, P. B. (2002). A Performance Analysis of Chaoxianzu Oral Traditions in Yanbian, China [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392300971

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lee, Peace . A Performance Analysis of Chaoxianzu Oral Traditions in Yanbian, China. 2002. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392300971.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lee, Peace . "A Performance Analysis of Chaoxianzu Oral Traditions in Yanbian, China." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392300971

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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