The Beijing Olympics Flag-Raising Ceremony & Chinese Propaganda as Actively Molding Public Conceptions of Tibet
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Aug 24, 2016
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Media, Nationalism, Propaganda, Occupation, Olympics
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This article analyzes the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics, held in Beiijing. It explores the way China's ethnic minorities are represented in the ceremonies, with particular attention to representation of Tibetans.
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Hausdorff, Becky. 2016. “The Beijing Olympics Flag-Raising Ceremony & Chinese Propaganda As Actively Molding Public Conceptions of Tibet”. Radicle: Reed Anthropology Review 1 (1). https://radiclejournal.org/index.php/rrar/article/view/11.
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