Open AccessMulticultural Ethnic Music Education in Communist China
Author(s) -
Wenzhuo Zhang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of multicultural education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1934-5267
DOI - 10.18251/ijme.v19i3.1359
Subject(s) - china , ethnic group , multiculturalism , communism , neutrality , political science , government (linguistics) , cultural diversity , gender studies , sociology , nationality , political economy , law , politics , linguistics , immigration , philosophy
The Central Communist Party (CCP) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) describes China as a unified multinational country. National policies advocate cultural diversity in the educational system with particular emphasis on the notion that diverse ethnic minorities contribute to zhonghua minzu—a single united Chinese nationality. Drawing upon the theoretical frameworks of musical authenticity as well as two tenets of liberalism theory, equal concern and cultural neutrality, the study aims to understand how government-designed national K1–9 music textbooks represent the Chinese ethnic minority’s musical and cultural traditions.