1. Introduction: "Pernicious-Vestiges" Narrative as Legitimation Profiles 2.Sheltering and Domestication: Strategies, Historicity and Memory Politics in "Pernicious-Vestiges" Discourse 3. Body and Politics: Moral Responsibility and Authority Construction of "Pernicious-Vestiges" Metaphor 4. Developing from Nothing: The Evolution of "Feudal Pernicious-Vestiges" Discourse 5. From Prosperity to Decline: Historical Derailment and Mnemonic Silence 6. Paradigm Interruption and Re-narration: Historical Reversal as a Source of Pernicious-Vestiges 7. Conclusion: The Construction of China’s Political Memory by "Pernicious-Vestiges" Media Discourse
Biography
Yusi Liu is Associate Professor at the College of Media and International Culture of Zhejiang University, China. Her research interests include comparative political communication and collective memory.
Ye Ma is a PhD candidate at the College of Media and International Culture of Zhejiang University, China. Her research interests include media and social thought, media memory, political communication, and intellectual studies.






