1st Edition

Television Drama in Contemporary China Political, social and cultural phenomena

By Shenshen Cai Copyright 2017
152 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

Due to high audience numbers and the significant influence upon the opinions and values of viewers, the political leadership in China attributes great importance to the impact of television dramas. Many successful TV serials have served as useful conduits to disseminate official rhetoric and mainstream ideology, and they also offer a rich area of research by providing insight into the changing... Read more

Introduction

1 Empresses in the Palace: Historical Drama and its Reflections on the Political

and Workplace Culture in Contemporary China

2 Angel Heart: Harmonizing Contemporary Chinese Society through Exemplary Model Doctors

3 A Trans-Media Reading of a White-Collar Workplace Bestseller and its TV and Film Adaptations: A Story of Lala’s Promotion and Go Lala Go

4 Honey Bee Man: Divorced Women and an Elaboration of the Contemporary Chinese Female

5 See without Looking: From vulnerable people to competent and respectful citizens

6 Parents of the Single Child: China’s One-child Policy and its Social Repercussions

Conclusion

Biography

Shenshen Cai is a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is the author of State Propaganda in China’s Entertainment Industry (Routledge 2016), and she has recently published articles in Social Semiotics (2015), Asian Studies Review (2016), and Visual Anthropology (2016).