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Arts, Leisure, and the Construction of "Gentlemanly" (Shi 士) Identities in 7th-14th Century China- [electronic resource]
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Arts, Leisure, and the Construction of "Gentlemanly" (Shi 士) Identities in 7th-14th Century China- [electronic resource]

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 학위논문파일 국외
최종처리일시  
20240214101507
ISBN  
9798379923983
DDC  
900
저자명  
Berge-Becker, Zachary.
서명/저자  
Arts, Leisure, and the Construction of Gentlemanly (Shi 士) Identities in 7th-14th Century China - [electronic resource]
발행사항  
[S.l.]: : Columbia University., 2023
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,, 2023
형태사항  
1 online resource(544 p.)
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-01, Section: A.
주기사항  
Advisor: Hymes, Robert.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Columbia University, 2023.
사용제한주기  
This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
초록/해제  
요약Historians regularly conceive of "gentlemen" (shi 士) in 7th-14th century China as men belonging to an elite social stratum, defined by their study of the classical and literary canons, participation in the civil service examinations, officeholding in the imperial bureaucracy, engagement in various literary or intellectual undertakings, hereditary status from a patriline, or connection to certain marriage, kinship, or friendship networks. This dissertation seeks to expand as well as complicate this perception of "gentlemen" as a social category, by understanding the label as referring not to an elite social stratum but to an identity, internalized and enacted in a variety of ways by men in low and high social positions alike. Using this framework to analyze the construction of "gentlemanly" identities in various arts and activities that served as leisure for some and livelihoods for others, this dissertation reveals a significant expansion in the repertory of signals and strategies used to create and perform "gentlemanly" identities in these fields, reshaping what it meant to be a "gentleman" in middle period China.Each chapter draws upon extensive source material from libraries, digital databases, and museums, to examine processes of identity construction and presentation in a series of different arts or activities in which both the "gentlemanly" and "non-gentlemanly" participated: painting, music making, practicing medicine, divining, farming and gardening, fishing and woodcutting, and playing the board game weiqi 圍棋 (also known as go). In each of these fields, between the 7th and 14th centuries, new "gentlemanly" identity signals were constructed to distinguish the "gentlemanly" sort from social categories like "artisan" (gong 工) that they viewed as inferior. New kinds of "gentlemen" like the "qin-zither gentleman" (qinshi 琴士), "painting gentleman" (huashi 畫士), and "classicist physician" (ruyi 儒醫) emerged; older labels like "recluse" (yinshi 隱士) expanded to encompass a wider variety of ways of living. New offices and titles at court were created that could signal membership in "gentlemanly" communities despite a close connection with arts like medicine or painting. And beyond these labels, men developed new "gentlemanly" identities through distinct modes of engagement in the respective field: the way one divined others' fates, the strategies one used to win a board game, the metaphysical elements and ideals expressed in one's art and discursive artistic judgments, the tools one didn't use when fishing, and so on. These identity signals were situational, and each chapter draws upon examples of disagreement or doubt over the inclusion or exclusion of certain men as "gentlemen" to explore instances in which such signals were performed with varying degrees of efficacy.In my conclusion, I discuss the connection between many of these "gentlemanly" identity signals and an emerging form of social snobbery that I call the "discourse of 'gentlemanly' expertise." In the 7th century and earlier, if the "gentlemanly" sort compared themselves to "artisans," it would almost certainly be based on what they did. However, around the 9th-13th centuries, the "gentlemanly" sort became more actively involved (or vocal about their involvement) in the arts, and started to contrast their own practice and appreciation of these arts more actively with the (ostensibly inferior) practice and appreciation of "non-gentlemanly" sorts. In doing so, they began to define and distinguish themselves not by what they did, but by how they did it. They did not stop with simply articulating "gentlemanly" practices as different but equally good; they asserted that their practices and products were superior, claiming expertise in these fields on the basis of their ethical values, cultural norms, aesthetic preferences, and abstract knowledge of the cosmos and the ineffable "Way" (Dao 道). I argue that, ironically, this snobbish discourse of social distinction actually made it increasingly possible for people earning a livelihood in various arts to enact "gentlemanly" identities, by associating symbolic capital with the demonstration or depiction of "gentlemanly" modes of engagement.By focusing on the increasing number of ways in which "gentlemanly" identities were constructed and performed in 7th-14th century China, this dissertation offers insight into how individuals and groups made decisions of inclusion or exclusion, offered or obtained access to resources, and developed a sense of self and place in society. In doing so, it enriches our understandings of both the social forces shaping the middle period Chinese social world, and the individuals and groups who inhabited it.
일반주제명  
History.
일반주제명  
Asian studies.
일반주제명  
Art history.
일반주제명  
Music history.
키워드  
Arts and leisure
키워드  
Chinese history
키워드  
Game studies
키워드  
Identity construction
기타저자  
Columbia University East Asian Languages and Cultures
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-01A.
기본자료저록  
Dissertation Abstract International
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■520    ▼aHistorians  regularly  conceive  of  "gentlemen"  (shi  士)  in  7th-14th  century  China  as  men  belonging  to  an  elite  social  stratum,  defined  by  their  study  of  the  classical  and  literary  canons,  participation  in  the  civil  service  examinations,  officeholding  in  the  imperial  bureaucracy,  engagement  in  various  literary  or  intellectual  undertakings,  hereditary  status  from  a  patriline,  or  connection  to  certain  marriage,  kinship,  or  friendship  networks.  This  dissertation  seeks  to  expand  as  well  as  complicate  this  perception  of  "gentlemen"  as  a  social  category,  by  understanding  the  label  as  referring  not  to  an  elite  social  stratum  but  to  an  identity,  internalized  and  enacted  in  a  variety  of  ways  by  men  in  low  and  high  social  positions  alike.  Using  this  framework  to  analyze  the  construction  of  "gentlemanly"  identities  in  various  arts  and  activities  that  served  as  leisure  for  some  and  livelihoods  for  others,  this  dissertation  reveals  a  significant  expansion  in  the  repertory  of  signals  and  strategies  used  to  create  and  perform  "gentlemanly"  identities  in  these  fields,  reshaping  what  it  meant  to  be  a  "gentleman"  in  middle  period  China.Each  chapter  draws  upon  extensive  source  material  from  libraries,  digital  databases,  and  museums,  to  examine  processes  of  identity  construction  and  presentation  in  a  series  of  different  arts  or  activities  in  which  both  the  "gentlemanly"  and  "non-gentlemanly"  participated:  painting,  music  making,  practicing  medicine,  divining,  farming  and  gardening,  fishing  and  woodcutting,  and  playing  the  board  game  weiqi  圍棋  (also  known  as  go).  In  each  of  these  fields,  between  the  7th  and  14th  centuries,  new  "gentlemanly"  identity  signals  were  constructed  to  distinguish  the  "gentlemanly"  sort  from  social  categories  like  "artisan"  (gong  工)  that  they  viewed  as  inferior.  New  kinds  of  "gentlemen"  like  the  "qin-zither  gentleman"  (qinshi  琴士),  "painting  gentleman"  (huashi  畫士),  and  "classicist  physician"  (ruyi  儒醫)  emerged;  older  labels  like  "recluse"  (yinshi  隱士)  expanded  to  encompass  a  wider  variety  of  ways  of  living.  New  offices  and  titles  at  court  were  created  that  could  signal  membership  in  "gentlemanly"  communities  despite  a  close  connection  with  arts  like  medicine  or  painting.  And  beyond  these  labels,  men  developed  new  "gentlemanly"  identities  through  distinct  modes  of  engagement  in  the  respective  field:  the  way  one  divined  others'  fates,  the  strategies  one  used  to  win  a  board  game,  the  metaphysical  elements  and  ideals  expressed  in  one's  art  and  discursive  artistic  judgments,  the  tools  one  didn't  use  when  fishing,  and  so  on.  These  identity  signals  were  situational,  and  each  chapter  draws  upon  examples  of  disagreement  or  doubt  over  the  inclusion  or  exclusion  of  certain  men  as  "gentlemen"  to  explore  instances  in  which  such  signals  were  performed  with  varying  degrees  of  efficacy.In  my  conclusion,  I  discuss  the  connection  between  many  of  these  "gentlemanly"  identity  signals  and  an  emerging  form  of  social  snobbery  that  I  call  the  "discourse  of  'gentlemanly'  expertise."  In  the  7th  century  and  earlier,  if  the  "gentlemanly"  sort  compared  themselves  to  "artisans,"  it  would  almost  certainly  be  based  on  what  they  did.  However,  around  the  9th-13th  centuries,  the  "gentlemanly"  sort  became  more  actively  involved  (or  vocal  about  their  involvement)  in  the  arts,  and  started  to  contrast  their  own  practice  and  appreciation  of  these  arts  more  actively  with  the  (ostensibly  inferior)  practice  and  appreciation  of  "non-gentlemanly"  sorts.  In  doing  so,  they  began  to  define  and  distinguish  themselves  not  by  what  they  did,  but  by  how  they  did  it.  They  did  not  stop  with  simply  articulating  "gentlemanly"  practices  as  different  but  equally  good;  they  asserted  that  their  practices  and  products  were  superior,  claiming  expertise  in  these  fields  on  the  basis  of  their  ethical  values,  cultural  norms,  aesthetic  preferences,  and  abstract  knowledge  of  the  cosmos  and  the  ineffable  "Way"  (Dao  道).  I  argue  that,  ironically,  this  snobbish  discourse  of  social  distinction  actually  made  it  increasingly  possible  for  people  earning  a  livelihood  in  various  arts  to  enact  "gentlemanly"  identities,  by  associating  symbolic  capital  with  the  demonstration  or  depiction  of  "gentlemanly"  modes  of  engagement.By  focusing  on  the  increasing  number  of  ways  in  which  "gentlemanly"  identities  were  constructed  and  performed  in  7th-14th  century  China,  this  dissertation  offers  insight  into  how  individuals  and  groups  made  decisions  of  inclusion  or  exclusion,  offered  or  obtained  access  to  resources,  and  developed  a  sense  of  self  and  place  in  society.  In  doing  so,  it  enriches  our  understandings  of  both  the  social  forces  shaping  the  middle  period  Chinese  social  world,  and  the  individuals  and  groups  who  inhabited  it.
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