As one of the most important writers of children’s literature in the 21st century in China, Hongying Yang has not only topped the list of children’s literature and started a “craze” phenomenon but also aroused particular controversy in academia over the issues of the commercialization and literariness of her works. Despite the criticism of the commercial aspects of her work, Yang has taken the lead in writing for primary school children in this century. In this study, by analysing Mo’s Mischief Series, one of Yang’s bestsellers in recent years based on the quality-oriented educational context, I argue that in the transition from exam-oriented education to quality-oriented education, Hongying Yang depicts young characters who are regarded as naughty boys at school in a positive light by revolting against the good boy examples set by traditional children’s literature. The interplay between school and family introduces the possibilities through which education emerges not only as coercive but also as formative, carrying profound implications for children’s socialization and creativity.
Journal
Open Access
Culture as Text
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Editor-in-Chief:
Ning WANG
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Edited by:
Donglai SHI
Language:
English
First published:
March 20, 2023
Publication Frequency:
2 issues per year
About this journal
Culture as Text provides a forum to consider the notion of culture and the methodology of cultural studies, and to analyze cultural phenomena and practices in both ancient and contemporary times, particularly emphasizing theoretical, empirical and historical analyses to rethink the laws of cultural development and the role of culture in human society and civilization. Concerns, perspectives, traditions and debates, both in the East and West as well as other countries and regions about cultural studies, are preferred. We encourage cross-disciplinary studies especially, including original research articles that could contribute to the field of cultural studies itself as well as to the development of humanities, social sciences and more in a broader sense.
Culture as Text publishes original research articles. Areas of research relevant to Culture as Text include cultural traditions and creative industries, the histories and notions of "culture", the histories, politics and globalization of cultural studies, philosophical perspectives on culture, comparative and world culture studies, artistic culture, diaspora, popular and literary culture, media, urban culture, digital culture and material cultures, etc.
Culture as Text welcome special issues on cutting edge topics in the field of cultural studies as well as those concerning cultural issues in specific countries and industries.
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Open AccessBotsurisōronsō – The ‘Submerged Ideals-Debate’ in Meiji Japan by Tsubouchi Shōyō and Mori ŌgaiApril 17, 2025
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April 2, 2025
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Open AccessHow Film Adaptations Make the Original PoeticSeptember 11, 2024
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Editor-in-Chief
Wang Ning,
Distinguished University Professor of Humanity and Social Science Studies, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China; Changjiang Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Tsinghua University, China.
Members of Editorial Board:
Galin Tihanov,
George Steiner Professor of Comparative Literature, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
Theo D’haen,
Emeritus Professor of English Literature, KU Leuven, Belgium.
Jean-Michel Rabate,ì
Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Thomas O. Beebee,
Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Comparative Literature and German, Penn State University, USA.
Paul Patton,
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Ming Dong Gu,
Katherine R. Cecil Professor in Foreign Languages, University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
Liu Kang,
Professor of Asian and African Languages and Literature, Duke University, USA.
Shang Biwu,
Changjiang Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Peng Qinglong,
Changjiang Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Sandro Jung
Distinguished Professor of English Literature, Fudan University, China.
Editorial Team
Responsible Editor
Zou Li,
Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Associate Editors
Yang Chan,
Associate Professor of History, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Yang Yi,
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Flair Donglai Shi,
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Zhang Xun,
Postdoctoral Fellow in Comparative Literature, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Xu Kejun,
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Yao Lingling
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, Capital University of Economics and Business, China.
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eISSN:
2750-2562
Language:
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Publisher:
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First published:
March 20, 2023
Publication Frequency:
2 issues per year
