Television Drama in Contemporary China: Political, Social and Cultural Phenomena

ISBN-13: 9781138339545 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 142 str.

Shenshen Cai

Opis

This book examines TV dramas in China which focus upon, and represent, political, social and cultural phenomena. Through in-depth textual analysis of the plots, scenes and characters of these selected serials, the book provides interpretations of contemporary Chinese society, its political inclinations, social fashions and cultural tendencies.

 

O autorze

Shenshen Cai is a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is the author of State Propaganda in China’s Entertainment Industry (Routledge 2016), and she has recently published articles in Social Semiotics (2015), Asian Studies Review (2016), and Visual Anthropology (2016).