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Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2004
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date: 07-2006
DOI: 10.2307/20066216
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2007
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 11-2008
Abstract: Although China's institutional c aign against the Falun Gong has been closely observed and analyzed, researchers have failed to take note of the subversive power of satire utilized in the comic theatrical skits ( xiaopin) of popular comedian Zhao Benshan to ridicule the Falun Gong. This exemplifies the Chinese Communist Party's long-established political practice of “educating the masses.” Based on an analysis of what are now commonly referred to as “Zhao Benshan xiaopin” and their perceived impact on the Falun Gong issue, this article examines how satirical power in post-Deng Chinese politics has been employed, and it outlines the key features of the practice. This article reviews the use of satire as a political weapon in contemporary Chinese politics, before turning to focus on four relevant Zhao Benshan xiaopin and the way in which they create popular metaphors for propagating official views in the anti-Falun Gong c aign.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-1978
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-05-2013
Publisher: Intellect
Date: 10-2020
Abstract: Film stars are seldom out of the media spotlight. They are subject to a Bakhtinian ‘carnivalesque’ world in which the intrusiveness of the media turns their every move into performance. This study explores the lives of two very different ‘superstar’ actors: Kollywood’s Rajinikanth and Hollywood’s Marlon Brando. Rajinikanth is a stalwart of India’s Tamil cinema and a revered public figure who has appeared in over 150 films. His fame and adulation increases with each successive film or appearance, despite his advancing years. On the other hand, Brando’s reputation as an actor of global importance became overshadowed by his tumultuous personal life, ballooning weight and reluctance to embrace ageing that reflected a ‘grotesque realism’ and ultimately damaged his reputation. This comparative study investigates how Brando and Rajinikanth’s on- and off-screen personas are refracted as carnivalesque performances through their successive personal and physical crises, and then reconfigured and displayed again for audiences.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 15-06-2016
Abstract: The popular Indian television talk show, Neeya? Naana? ( You? or Me?), offers a public platform for open discussion of important issues facing citizens in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Through its inclusive nature and open discussion format, the programme demonstrates the gendered involvement of citizens from all sections of society, including the socially disadvantaged castes and classes. While this suggests that Indian television provides a new site for an emerging public sphere, we contend that the public sphere in India can be historicized to the third millennium BC. In our analysis of Neeya? Naana?, we establish a relationship between Habermasian notions of the public sphere, India’s argumentative tradition and the ancient Sangam literature of South India. We further interrogate the concept of the public sphere by asserting that while India’s television talk shows offer the suggestion of an open democratic forum, they instead reinforce conservative cultural values.
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 23-09-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Date: 2008
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-2005
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 20-07-2019
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 10-2007
Abstract: / The focus of this study is the perceived influence of TV `anchors' (presenters) on Chinese television in the past 10 years or so, including the approaches and/or various institutional guidelines and disciplinary measures imposed by government departments and media institutions. Through the case of China Central Television (CCTV) and based on a theoretical framework that draws on the discourse of `news culture', the study explores the different types of `anchored' media presented in the genres of news and current affairs, and tracks the rise of four of China's most popular anchors in these genres. Using a combination of discourse, visual and policy analysis, this article illustrates how the popularity of high-profile anchor people in China since the mid-1990s has created a new type of influence, one not without its limitations but which may also contribute to a `public sphere' with Chinese characteristics.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-04-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2011
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 07-02-2211
Abstract: China’s ‘Generation Y’ are the first to grow up with computer technology and the Internet. More affluent and better educated than their parents, and often the only child in the family, they consider in iduality a highly sought-after quality, which has given rise to a ‘me culture’ primarily concerned with self-expression and identity exhibition. Drawing from a combined content and discourse analysis in conjunction with personal interviews with Chinese Gen Y bloggers, this study seeks to provide a qualitative examination of Chinese youth and their use of personal blogs. It fills a lacuna in current studies that focus largely on blogging in western contexts. The study elucidates how China’s youth use blogs in their own symbolic identity construction and self-presentation based around notions of in idualism and consumerism — key features of China’s entry into its postsocialist age — and probes the motivations behind their blogging practices.
Publisher: Intellect
Date: 2021
DOI: 10.1386/SAFM_00046_1
Abstract: This article shows how India’s popular Hindi cinema markets celebrity actors to promote films where they only appear in supporting roles. Focusing on promotional images of Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan from two 2016 Bollywood releases, we consider how ‘studio actions’ build on existing celebrity profiles to entice audiences to films. The combined promotion of these stars’ on- and off-screen personas and their ability to transcend Hindi cinema affords them a base of fans that increases their celebrity status across India, its diasporas and globally. As a marketing strategy, the ‘studio actions’ approach has its antecedents in Hollywood and is clearly aimed at increasing box office revenues. The highly visible inclusion of Khan and Rai on promotional materials creates a ‘buzz’ that reminds audiences of the star’s past successes and hints at the promise of seeing them again for an extended screen time.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2020
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 24-02-2016
Publisher: Intellect
Date: 04-2016
DOI: 10.1386/AC.27.1.59_1
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