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Aesthetic strategic narratives and political artwork: revisiting the Australia-China spat over Wuheqilin’s Peace Force illustration | |
Sun, Sibei1; Li, Wanrong2 | |
2024-11 | |
Source Publication | Pacific Review |
ISSN | 0951-2748 |
Abstract | This article sheds light on how visual images—particularly non-photographic artwork—can shape international incidents between states. It employs an interpretive framework based on aesthetic theory and strategic narrative to examine the 2020 diplomatic spat between Australia and China over an illustration titled Peace Force by Chinese digital artist Wuheqilin. Peace Force, which depicts an Australian soldier murdering an Afghan child in reference to the Brereton Report, elicited uncharacteristically angry responses from the Australian government. We argue that Australia’s strong response to Peace Force was more than a mere deflection strategy, but instead a collective emotional response by Australian elites to a visually-conveyed narrative threat to Australia’s national identity. Australia’s counter-narrative strategy was not only to contest the Chinese visual narrative’s political message but also the aesthetic essence of the image itself, including the non-photographic visual medium. Based on this case, we suggest that strategic narratives involving political artwork contain both ‘political’ and ‘aesthetic’ layers with equal importance. In addition to providing a detailed account of a particularly notorious incident in Australia-China relations, this article contributes to the broader visual politics and strategic narrative agendas in international relations. |
Keyword | Aesthetics Australia-china Relations Internarrativity Strategic Narrative Visual Politics Wolf Warrior Diplomacy |
DOI | 10.1080/09512748.2024.2434670 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SSCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Area Studies ; International Relations |
WOS Subject | Area Studies ; International Relations |
WOS ID | WOS:001364533500001 |
Publisher | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85210497072 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
Corresponding Author | Sun, Sibei |
Affiliation | 1.Department of Government and Public Administration, University of Macau, Macao 2.Department of Communication, University of Macau, Macao |
First Author Affilication | University of Macau |
Corresponding Author Affilication | University of Macau |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Sun, Sibei,Li, Wanrong. Aesthetic strategic narratives and political artwork: revisiting the Australia-China spat over Wuheqilin’s Peace Force illustration[J]. Pacific Review, 2024. |
APA | Sun, Sibei., & Li, Wanrong (2024). Aesthetic strategic narratives and political artwork: revisiting the Australia-China spat over Wuheqilin’s Peace Force illustration. Pacific Review. |
MLA | Sun, Sibei,et al."Aesthetic strategic narratives and political artwork: revisiting the Australia-China spat over Wuheqilin’s Peace Force illustration".Pacific Review (2024). |
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