Bie-modern is a theory of social form and historical development elaborated by the Chinese philosopher and aesthetician Wang Jianjiang. Specifically, bie-modern theory is based on the difference between the western dynamical development model, which distinguishes three cut-period phases (namely pre-modern, modern and post-modern), and the coexistence model of pre-modern and post-modern in current China. The aim of bie-modern theory is to identify and further explore the specificity of China's cultural, artistic and aesthetic status, especially compared to the western scenario. Bie-modern theory has produced an international discussion among scholars., The International Association for Aesthetics and Bie-Modern theory. Two research centres have been recently established, respectively the Chinese Bie-Modern Studies (CCBMS) at the Georgia Southwestern State University (2017), International Art Conference at the Chinese Centre for Bie-Modern Studies (Georgia Southwestern State University). and the Bie-modern Research Centre at the University of Primorska (2019), Opening ceremony of the Bie-Modern Research Center at the University of Primorska.
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Erjavec, Aleš. "Zhuyi: From Absence to Bustle?", in Bie-Modern: Discourse Innovation & International Academic Dialogue. China Social Science Press: 2018, pp. 42–71. Wang, Jianjiang, and Wynn, Keaton. Bie-Modern: Works and Commentary. China Social Science Press: 2018. Wang, Jianjiang, and Erjavec, Aleš. Bie-Modern: Discourse Innovation & International Academic Dialogue. China Social Science Press: 2018. Wang, Jianjiang, "Chinese aesthetics: the absence and reconstruction of Zhuyi", in Exploration and Free Views, No. 7, 2012, pp. 25–30. Ženko, Ernest, "Lessons in Equality: Some Remarks on the Development of Chinese Aesthetics", in Bie-Modern: Discourse Innovation & International Academic Dialogue. China Social Science Press: 2018, pp. 131–156.