Radio and Social Transformation in China

ISBN-13: 9781032092997 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 240 str.

Wei Lei

Opis

The first systematic, critical English-language study of radio in China, this book documents a historical understanding of Chinese radio from the early twentieth century to the present. Covering both public matters and private lives, it analyses a range of themes from health care, migration and education, to intimacy, family and friendship.

Spis treści

1. Transforming Radio in China 2. Radio and a Revolutionary China  3. Radio News and the Articulation of One Voice  4. Late Night Talkback Radio  5. Health Infomercial Radio  6. Drive Radio and the Construction of Urban Middle-class Identities  7.  Digital Soundwork in Contemporary China  8. Missed Opportunities and Future Challenges

O autorze

Wei Lei is a junior fellow of the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.