Art and Resistance: How a Small National Minority Struggles to Defend Its Cultural Identity

Abstract

The first parts of this chapter trace the history of the Chinese national minority Uyghurs, the origins of their ethnic identity and their early art. It then describes the recent government's repression of Uyghurs and their attempts to resist the state oppression and forced assimilation through art.

Citation

Falkovsky, I. (2021), "Art and Resistance: How a Small National Minority Struggles to Defend Its Cultural Identity", Gonçalves, S. and Majhanovich, S. (Ed.) Art in Diverse Social Settings, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 117-129. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-896-520211007