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1 online resource (255 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
China Studies
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China Studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter One: Introduction: Cultural Governance and Chinese TV Drama Series -- Chapter Two: The State and its Officials in TV Dramas -- Chapter Three: Securing the State: Law Enforcement and Military Action -- Chapter Four: Justifying the State: Political Legitimacy and Accountability -- Chapter Five: Creating the Political Discourses of TV Dramas -- Chapter Six: The Chinese Television Drama Audience -- Chapter Seven: Government Regulations and Censorship Mechanisms -- Chapter Eight: Chinese Perceptions of Television's Function and Influence -- Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Chinese TV Discourses and the Factors of their Production. |
| Summary |
Television drama series are today the most popular format on Chinese TV. The fact that these series largely portray nationalist stories of glorious emperors and courageous officials leaves the impression that they must be propaganda, designed by the Communist Party. This volume challenges such assumptions and shows how TV drama production is a complex process of cultural governance that is not dominated by one particular actor, but characterized by diffuse political interests, commercial considerations, viewing habits, and ideological assumptions. By examining political discourses in Chinese drama series and analyzing the factors leading to their creation, this book explains why Chinese TV content relies so heavily on didactical messages and emotional symbols, and argues that such content risks creating precisely the kind of passive masses that Chinese media workers and government officials are trying so hard to emancipate. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Television programs -- China.
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Television programs. |
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China. |
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Television and politics -- China.
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Television and politics. |
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Television broadcasting policy -- China.
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Television broadcasting policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Dudbridge, Glen.
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Pieke, Frank N.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schneider, Florian. Visual political communication in popular Chinese television series. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012 9789004221482 (DLC) 2012016721 (OCoLC)785504529 |
| ISBN |
9789004221499 (electronic book) |
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9004221492 (electronic book) |
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9789004221482 |
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9004221484 |
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