Ho Ching Lai

The lost and found of self : individuality in modern China through the art of Liao Bingxiong

This thesis examines the changing sense of self and individuality among intellectuals and creators in China across the Kuomintang, Maoist, and post-Mao periods, using the life and work of cartoonist Liao Bingxiong (廖冰兄)(1915–2006) as a case study. By tracing Liao’s artistic an...