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SUMMARY:Remembering the Nanjing Massacre: Three Theses Revisited - Dr Lich
 eng Qian (Birmingham City University)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251023T170000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251023T183000
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DESCRIPTION:The memory of the Nanjing Massacre\, a cornerstone of Chinese 
 identity\, has been debated around the ‘nationalism vs cosmopolitanism
 ’\, ‘victimhood vs victory’\, and ‘state discourse vs local agency
 ’ theses. Which theses stand out in China today\, and why? What factors 
 shape Chinese historical memories? By studying a state memorial and a civi
 lian memorial on the Nanjing Massacre\, this research argues that 1) the i
 ncreasing visibility of the victory discourse has not undermined the ‘na
 tionalism–victimhood’ nexus\, 2) the state memorial\, surprisingly\, e
 xhibits greater agency and more cosmopolitan elements\, and 3) the civilia
 n museum shows less agency than expected\, and all the above can be explai
 ned by the organizational mechanisms of ‘legitimacy appropriation’ and
  ‘resource acquisition’. Based on these findings\, this study calls fo
 r an epistemological shift: memories are not only ‘representations’ bu
 t also products of organizations. This study contributes to Chinese memory
  studies by demystifying the memory production process and extending beyon
 d traditional discourse analysis.\n\nLicheng Qian received his PhD from th
 e University of Virginia and is currently a Lecturer in Sociology at Birmi
 ngham City University. Previously\, he taught as an Assistant Professor at
  Zhejiang University and the University of Macau. His research interests l
 ie at the intersection of culture\, politics\, and collective memory\, inc
 luding the study of national\, transnational\, and postcolonial identities
 . His articles have appeared in both social science and China studies jour
 nals such as the Journal of Contemporary China\, Nations and Nationalism\,
  Cultural Sociology\, and Memory Studies. He also serves as a council memb
 er of the British Association for Chinese Studies.\nSpeakers:\nDr Licheng 
 Qian (Birmingham City University)
LOCATION:Dickson Poon Building (Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground
  floor))\, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
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