Adjustments in Ethnic Relations and Literary Writings' “Relevance to Reality”: Reflecting upon Recent Works for Television and Theater Related to Madame She Xiang

SHAO Wenyuan

doi:10.19857/j.cnki.ICL.20236207

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SHAO Wenyuan. Adjustments in Ethnic Relations and Literary Writings' “Relevance to Reality”: Reflecting upon Recent Works for Television and Theater Related to Madame She Xiang[J]. International Comparative Literature, 2023, 6(2): 108-123. doi: 10.19857/j.cnki.ICL.20236207

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SHAO Wenyuan. Adjustments in Ethnic Relations and Literary Writings' “Relevance to Reality”: Reflecting upon Recent Works for Television and Theater Related to Madame She Xiang[J]. International Comparative Literature, 2023, 6(2): 108-123. doi: 10.19857/j.cnki.ICL.20236207

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SHAO Wenyuan. Adjustments in Ethnic Relations and Literary Writings' “Relevance to Reality”: Reflecting upon Recent Works for Television and Theater Related to Madame She Xiang[J]. International Comparative Literature, 2023, 6(2): 108-123. doi: 10.19857/j.cnki.ICL.20236207

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Adjustments in Ethnic Relations and Literary Writings' “Relevance to Reality”: Reflecting upon Recent Works for Television and Theater Related to Madame She Xiang

doi: 10.19857/j.cnki.ICL.20236207

SHAO Wenyuan^,

Shanghai University

Received Date: 2022-11-12
Accepted Date: 2022-12-26

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The essence of the Chen Leguang and Ouyang Qiansen copyright dispute case revolves around the negotiation of public relations concerning ethnic identity and personal dignity. Some people suggest using the principle of "being faithful to history" to judge fairness. However,this principle is highly disadvantageous for ethnic groups that rely on oral narratives to remember the past,and it overlooks the reality that both sides of a war will write history in different ways. Another principle is the well-known "relevance to reality" principle,but ethnic literature's "relevance to reality" is a rather vague concept and is greatly influenced by political discourses such as "minority obeys the majority" and "upholding equality among ethnic groups." This article explores how these political slogans have influenced ethnic minority folk narratives, particularly those related to Madame She Xiang. Subsequently, by analyzing the underlying intentions of Chen Leguang's Romance of She Xiang,the article proposes that the presentation of hidden transcripts represents phenomenological truth rather than epistemological truth, and that the goal of revealing the truth can be achieved through direct questioning and dialogue. Finally,through the exploration of Su Xiaoxing's The Ming Emperor and a Heroic Yi Woman, Guo Yi's She Xiang's Childhood and Adolescence, and writings by ethnic minority authors both domestically and internationally, the article discusses how ethnic literature can move away from the "traces of the devil" and proposes a model for literary criticism that aims to evaluate and adjust ethnic relations,guiding writers towards a more balanced reconstruction of reality.
- Yi literature,
- hidden transcripts,
- dialectical satire,
- drama and television,
- sense of community

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