Media in China: Constructing National Resistance in Natural Disaster Representations

ISBN-13: 9783034323697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 214 str.

Weimin Zhang

Opis

This book studies the "war narrative" constructed by China's state media in representing the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Set in the context of contemporary Chinese nationalism, it dissects how state media frame narratives to construct and maintain a national cultural identity in times of natural disaster.

Spis treści

Theoretical Framework and Methodology - Discursive Control of Natural Disaster Reporting in Chinese Media: a Historic Overview - Chinese Media Representation of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake - Articulating Chinese National Identity in the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Coverage - Discourse of Resistance: the Global Implication - Conclusion.

O autorze

Dr. Weimin Zhang is a lecturer at the School of Journalism and Communication, Lanzhou University, China. He acquired his PhD in the Discipline of Media, School of Humanities, the University of Adelaide, Australia. His research focuses on cultural communication, media theories and organizational communication.