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OverviewThis book explores the political, economic, and cultural forces, locally and globally that have shaped the evolution of Chinese primetime television dramas, and the way that these dramas in turn have actively engaged in the major intellectual and policy debates concerning the path, steps, and speed of China’s economic and political modernization during the post-Deng Xiaoping era. It intertwines the evolution of Chinese television drama particularly with the ascendance of the Chinese New Left that favors a recentralization of state authority and an alternative path towards China’s modernization and China’s current administration’s call for building a ""harmonious society."" Two types of serial drama are highlighted in this regard, the politically provocative dynasty drama and the culturally ambiguous domestic drama. The book also provides cross-cultural comparisons that parallel the textual and institutional strategies of transnational Chinese language TV dramas with dramas from the three leading centers of transnational television production, the US, Brazil and Mexico in Latin America, and the Korean-led East Asia region. The comparison reveals creative connections while it also explores how the emergence of a Chinese cultural-linguistic market, together with other cultural-linguistic markets, complicates the power dynamics of global cultural flows. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ying ZhuPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: 9 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.530kg ISBN: 9780415425469ISBN 10: 0415425468 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 10 March 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'This contribution to comparative and global television studies provides readers with an enhanced level of expertise and insight into some of the most fascinating and significant media dynamics at work in our contemporary culture.' - John Downing, Global Media Research Center, Southern Illinois University, USA 'In this book Ying Zhu provides an outstanding account of television in China. Her synthetic analysis of political economy, industrial practice and program content, all set in historical contexts is a model for future study of any national television system.' - Horace Newcomb, Lambdin Kay Chair for the Peabodys and Director, The George Foster Peabody Awards, The University of Georgia, USA 'This contribution to comparative and global television studies provides readers with an enhanced level of expertise and insight into some of the most fascinating and significant media dynamics at work in our contemporary culture.' - ""John Downing, Global Media Research Center, Southern Illinois University, USA"" 'In this book Ying Zhu provides an outstanding account of television in China. Her synthetic analysis of political economy, industrial practice and program content, all set in historical contexts is a model for future study of any national television system.' - ""Horace Newcomb, Lambdin Kay Chair for the Peabodys and Director, The George Foster Peabody Awards, The University of Georgia, USA"" 'This contribution to comparative and global television studies provides readers with an enhanced level of expertise and insight into some of the most fascinating and significant media dynamics at work in our contemporary culture.' - John Downing, Global Media Research Center, Southern Illinois University, USA 'In this book Ying Zhu provides an outstanding account of television in China. Her synthetic analysis of political economy, industrial practice and program content, all set in historical contexts is a model for future study of any national television system.' - Horace Newcomb, Lambdin Kay Chair for the Peabodys and Director, The George Foster Peabody Awards, The University of Georgia, USA Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. - CHOICE, October 2008 Vol. 46 No. 02 Author InformationYing Zhu is Associate Professor of Media Culture, City University of New York-Staten Island, USA. She is the author of Chinese Cinema during the Era of Reform: The Ingenuity of the System, and her work has appeared in leading media journals and various edited books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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