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Between Myth and Reality

"The Founding of the CCP: History and Myth" ved Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, University of Vienna.

Chinese poster from 1973
«Reverently looking up to the site of the first national congress of the Chinese Communist Party», Designer Jin Ming (金铭), 1973, Landsberger collection, courtesy of International Institute of Social History
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Velkommen til det første foredraget i serien Centenary of the Chinese Communist Party dette semesteret: The Founding of the CCP: History and Myth, ved Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, University of Vienna.

Since Xi Jinping took over the leadership of the CCP, he visited the site of the founding of the CCP in Shanghai several times, and on 1 July 2021, the whole country celebrated the founding of the CCP 100 years ago. However, from historical sources, we know that the party was not founded in Shanghai, and it is also clear that 1 July was not the exact day of its founding. This presentation will try to reconstruct the historical events leading to the founding of the CCP and discuss why the CCP sticks to narrating a foundational myth that clearly contradicts what historical sources tell us.

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The Founding of the CCP: History and Myth by Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik (University of Vienna)

Guest lecture
15.09.2021 - 10.30–12.00
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Prof. Weigelin-Schwiedrzik’s book recommendation:

方方: 软埋 （政治禁书) (Chinese edition)

This book shows how Chinese contemporary society is deeply involved with all kinds of historical issues. It also shows that people are not willing to forget history, but busy trying to understand what happened during the last 100 years beyond what they are being taught in schools.

German edition: Fang Fang: Weiches Begräbnis. Übersetzt von Michael Kahn-Ackermann. Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 2021

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