1st Edition

Media and Cultural Transformation in China

By Haiqing Yu Copyright 2009
230 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the role played by the media in China’s cultural transformation in the early years of the 21 st century. In contrast to the traditional view that sees the Chinese media as nothing more than a tool of communist propaganda, it demonstrates that the media is integral to China’s changing culture in the age of globalization, whilst also being part and parcel of the State and its... Read more

Introduction  1. Chinese Media and Modernity  2. Media Event: The New Millennium Celebration  3. Media Stories: The Politics of AIDS and SARS  4. News Event: The SARS Reportage  5. Media Citizenship  6. Media Campaigns: The War over Falun Gong  7. Media Spectacles and Cultural Transformation

Biography

Haiqing Yu holds a PhD in cultural/media studies from the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests focus on contemporary Chinese media culture. She now works in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of New South Wales.