Internet Video Culture in China - Youtube, Youku, and the Space in Between

Examining internet culture in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the US, this book analyses videos which entertain both English and Chinese-speaking viewers to gain a better understanding of cultural similarities and differences.

Sommario

1. Introduction: New Technologies and the Interface Between Local and Global Cultures 2. Mao Mash-Ups in the YouTube Age 3. "Hitler Hates the iPad" and Other Sundry Tales: Revisualizing History and Culture in the YouTube Age 4. Is Spock Jewish, Gay, or a High-School Cheerleader? Star Trek, YouTube, and Nostalgic Negotiation of the Future 5. Seeing Sound: A Musical, its YouTube Trailers, and Hong Kong’s Cultural Convergence 6. Taiwan’s Next Animation Studio Battles Conan O’Brien: 3-D Animation, the Uncanny Valley, and Cross-Cultural Perceptions

Info autore

Marc L. Moskowitz is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Carolina, USA.

Riassunto

Examining internet culture in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the US, this book analyses videos which entertain both English and Chinese-speaking viewers to gain a better understanding of cultural similarities and differences.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marc L Moskowitz, Marc L. Moskowitz
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781032092881
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3209288-1
• Pagine: 152
• Serie: Routledge Contemporary China Series
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; China, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, COMPUTERS / Information Technology, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Digital lifestyle, Social and cultural anthropology, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Digital Lifestyle and online world: consumer and user guides, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / General