Students will explore memoirs, documentaries, or oral history projects related to the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976). Select one aspect that complicates our current understanding of the campaign. Rather than repeating a single individual’s story, draw insights from 2–3 sources and weave their shared experiences into a coherent analysis.
A really fancy example of such oral history/memory project can be found here (you probably won’t be able to create such effects, but pay attention to the narratives and organization.)
Here are some Cultural Revolution memoir/oral history resources:
Websites:
- 1. CR/10: https://culturalrevolution.pitt.edu/#mainLinks to an external site.
- 2. Surviving China’s Cultural Revolution: http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hxkz0koQlCwdrplyws0p1rFU21EXggnLinks to an external site.
- 3. Memory Project by Wu Wenguang: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/memoryprojectLinks to an external site.
- 4. Down to the Countryside Movement website: https://www.library.dartmouth.edu/digital/digital-collections/down-countryside-movementLinks to an external site.
Memoirs are numerous. Here are a sample of shorter stories:
- 1.
Some of Us: Women Growing Up in the Mao EraActions - 2. Ten Years of Madness: Oral Histories of China’s Cultural RevolutionLinks to an external site.
- 3. Growing Up in The People’s Republic: Conversations Between Two Daughters of China’s RevolutionLinks to an external site.
