Entertainment and Politics in Contemporary China

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-83899-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 3251 g

Reihe: East Asian Popular Culture

This book advances research about China by providing an updated narrative of its entertainment life in the beginning of China’s twenty-first century. As the rest of the world continues to pay keen attention to developments in China’s politics, economy, and culture, the book provides insights on fascinating new developments in contemporary Chinese popular culture—including its reality television, family dramas centered around younger generations’ life struggles, and social media. Furthermore, Entertainment and Politics in Contemporary China is the first book to apply the theoretical innovation of an aesthetic public sphere in examining closely the linkages between China’s political life and activities in the country’s culture sphere. Since concepts of public sphere and democracy largely took root from the West, Wu argues that this case study of China promises valuable insights about entertainment’s role in the formation of citizenship and building of a civil society, which remains a site of great contention in Western theories and empirical efforts.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wu, Jingsi Christina

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Internet, E-Mail, Social Media
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. An Internet with Chinese Characteristics.- 3. Voting for the Next Super Girl and Political Talk.- 4. Stories of New Generations and Social Justice.- 5. Entertainment Production and the Future of China’s Cultural Industry.- 6. Conclusion: Convergence of Entertainment and Politics in Contemporary China.

Über Autor(innen)

Jingsi Christina Wu is an award-winning media studies scholar who examines the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, and civic engagement. Dr. Wu’s research has investigated topics as diverse as video gaming, social media and politics, American television, and the Chinese media. Her work has been published in some of the field’s most prestigious journals.