Introduction 1. Nationalism, Nostalgia, and Romance: The Politics of the Chinese Moon Festival Gala 2. Founding of a Republic and Beginning of the Great Revival: Propaganda Infused Blockbusters in Present-day China 3. Contemporary Chinese TV Serials: Configuring the Collective Memory of Socialist Nostalgia via the Cultural Revolution 4. The Search for Modern China and The Pillar Standing in Midstream: Two Examples of the Nationalist Genre of Chinese Commercial Media 5. A Rising Star Professor: Yu Dan and Her Interpretation of Confucius 6. A Cultural Reading of Two Contemporary Chinese Revolutionary Spy-themed TV Drama Serials: Undercover and Decoding 7. Conclusion
Biography
Shenshen Cai is a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has recently published articles in journals such as Social Semiotics (2015), Asian Studies Review (2016), and Asian Theatre Journal (2016).
"Cai does an excellent job describing how the CCP manipulates media culture inside China … Cai’s incisive study should whet a curious reader’s appetite for a broader exploration of the interplay between freedom and state control in China rapidly changing society."
Journalism and & Mass Communication Quarterly
