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From: Bruce Cruikshank <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: Emilie Stephens <[log in to unmask]>
One of my colleagues in the Art Department has a student who wishes to
do a project involving iconography, color, and design in Confucian,
Republican, and Communist China. She is searching for sources within all
three traditions of a. symbolism generally as well as specifically
with color, especially the color red;
b. 'Western' influences on Communist iconography
within the larger question of why Chinese
Communists were willing to accept certain
'Western' symbols.
c. what symbols, colors, and designs change radically
from era to era; and which ones continue(d)
under very different governments or conditions.
d. images, symbols, colors, designs/socio-economic
group and sex in the three periods: are there
significant patterns of differences by class
and sex in any or all of the three times?
Not surprisingly, she is finding it difficult to find a central body of
literature on the subjects and questions. Rather, she is finding snippets
here and there, which in our good but small liberal arts library
collection is becoming a real problem. We have a wonderful interlibrary
loan system, but the sort of physical examination of possible sources for
the little bits of information or plates that might be useful is not
possible that way.
It would be wonderful if any of our network knows of a central source,
bibliography, or article which she could request through interlibrary loan
to get her situated and underway.
Neither she nor her professor are H-ASIA members. Please communicate
directly to her, Her name and e-mail address are:
Ms. Emilie Stephens [log in to unmask]
Thank you for any help you can offer on this question.
Bruce Cruikshank
History Department
Hastings College
Hastings, NE 68902-0269
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