Art, Internet et dissidence en Chine : le cas d'Ai Weiwei
Type de ressource
Thèse
Auteurs/contributeurs
- Déry, Catherine (Auteur)
- Ownby, David (Collaborateur)
Titre
Art, Internet et dissidence en Chine : le cas d'Ai Weiwei
Résumé
This memoir examines Ai Weiwei’s life. Often portrayed as one of the most popular Chinese dissidents in the world, Ai Weiwei is depicted in Western media and governments as a brave opponent of the Chinese Communist Party who dares to defend the values of democratic systems. For its part, the Chinese regime prefers to present him as a disruptive element that has lost its Chinese identity. Through these different representations, we wonder who Ai Weiwei really is? More exactly, is he really a dissident? What values does he defend and why? What other aspects of his personality deserve our attention to better understand the person he is?In order to answer these questions, this memoir aimed to guide the analysis around the aspects of art, Internet and dissent in China. These three elements are closely linked to Ai Weiwei’s life and they offer the necessary tools to understanding our subject of study. Ultimately, we hypothesize that Ai Weiwei is not the character that governments and media around the world describe to us. The analysis reveals that he does not defend exclusively Western values and that he has not lost his Chinese identity. He shows activism attitude while art and Internet play a leading role in conveying his opinions. He officially became a Chinese dissident in 2011 when he was arrested, but he has since regained much of his freedom. In recent years, Ai Weiwei has redirected his activism towards issues that do not directly target the Chinese government to address human causes at the international level.
Type
Mémoire de maîtrise (M.A.)
Université
Université de Montréal
Lieu
Montréal
Date
2019-03-13
Langue
Français
Référence
Déry, Catherine. « Art, Internet et dissidence en Chine : le cas d’Ai Weiwei ». Mémoire de maîtrise (M.A.), Université de Montréal, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1866/22025.
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