From"Obsession with China"to"Concern over the Ethnic Diasporic Community":The Historical Trajectory and Developmental Dynamics of Contemporary British Chinese Literature
The historical evolution of contemporary British Chinese literature traverses three distinct phases.In the early and mid-20th century,Chinese intellectuals residing in Britain exhibited an in-tense"obsession with China."Identifying themselves as"national spokesmen,"they actively dissemi-nated China's history,culture and social customs to the Western world.Subsequently,in the latter half of the 20th century,particularly after the 1980s,a cohort of Chinese diasporic writers,predomi-nantly immigrants,entered the British literary landscape.Their narrative focus shifted from"looking back at homeland"to"making home abroad,"chronicling the diasporic experiences of Chinese individ-uals leaving their homeland for foreign shores.As the 21st century unfolds,a new thematic trend e-merges:these writers no longer confine diasporic protagonists solely to the Chinese ethnic group but incorporate ethnic diasporic groups with diverse skin colors.This evolution signifies a shift in contem-porary British Chinese literature from an"obsession with China"to the concern over"the ethnic dias-poric community."The scholarly exploration of this historical trajectory serves as a valuable literary reference for constructing a community with a shared future for mankind.
contemporary British Chinese literaturediasporic writingobsession with Chinamak-ing home abroadethnic diasporic community
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