1st Edition
The Nanjing Massacre and the Making of Mediated Trauma
254 Pages
31 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
31 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
31 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Drawing on cultural trauma theory, this book investigates how collective memory of the Nanjing Massacre is fashioned in China and how the mass media, political power and public praxis jointly shape the politics and culture of memory in contemporary China.
Allowing for the dimensions of history and different mediating spaces, the authors first conduct textual analysis of news reports from... Read more
1. Introduction: Towards an Enduring Commemoration 2. From Atrocities to Massacre 3. The Narrative about Humiliation and the Construction of Trauma 4. Marking the "Site of Memory" with Numbers 5. The Making of the Online Memorial Space 6. The Collaboration and Contestation over Cyber Memories 7. Conclusion
Biography
Hongtao LI is a professor of media studies at Zhejiang University. His research interests include media sociology, cultural memory and global communication.
Shunming HUANG is a professor of journalism at Sichuan University. His research interests include media sociology, cultural memory, etc.
