Television in Post-Reform China - Serial Dramas, Confucian Leadership and the Global Television Market

Zusatztext 'This contribution to comparative and global television studies provides readers with an enhanced level of expertise and insight into some of the most fascinating and significant media dynamics at work in our contemporary culture.' - John Downing! Global Media Research Center! Southern Illinois University! USA'In this book Ying Zhu provides an outstanding account of television in China. Her synthetic analysis of political economy! industrial practice and program content! all set in historical contexts is a model for future study of any national television system.' - Horace Newcomb! Lambdin Kay Chair for the Peabodys and Director! The George Foster Peabody Awards! The University of Georgia! USA"Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." - CHOICE! October 2008 Vol. 46 No. 02 Informationen zum Autor Ying Zhu is Associate Professor of Media Culture, City University of New York-Staten Island, USA. She is the author of Chinese Cinema during the Era of Reform: The Ingenuity of the System , and her work has appeared in leading media journals and various edited books. Klappentext This book examines the role of television in contemporary China, focusing on the political, economic and cultural forces shaping the transformation of Chinese primetime TV dramas, in particular the dynasty dramas which have enjoyed increasing popularity since the late 1990s. Zusammenfassung This book examines the role of television in contemporary China, focusing on the political, economic and cultural forces shaping the transformation of Chinese primetime TV dramas, in particular the dynasty dramas which have enjoyed increasing popularity since the late 1990s. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Chinese Television Drama as Art, Political Discourse, and Transnational Capital 2. History as Political Discourse: Dynastic and Contemporary Anti-Corruption Dramas 3. TV Drama as Political Discourse II: Marching towards the Republic and the Great Emperor Hanwu 4. Dynasty Drama and Serial Narrative 5. Chinese Domestic Theme Dramas, Latin American Telenovelas, and Korean Trendy Dramas 6. Transnational Circulation of Chinese Language Television dramas 7. Building a Harmonious Society through Television Drama: Towards a Chinese Century? ...

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• Authors: Ying Zhu, Ying (City University of New York Zhu, Ying (University of South Australia Zhu, Ying (University of South Australia) Zhu, Zhu Ying
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.03.2008
• EAN: 9780415425469
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42546-9
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Media, Culture and S; Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia; Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; China, History, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / China, Press & journalism, Politics & government, Humanities, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, News media and journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General