Visual political communication in popular Chinese television series / by Florian Schneider
- Bib ID:
- 6181084
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Schneider, Florian
- Description:
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- Leiden ; Boston : Brill ; Biggleswade : Extenza Turpin [distributor], 2012
- xii, 295 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9789004221482
- 9004221484
- 9789004221499
- Series:
- China studies (Leiden, Netherlands ; v. 22. 1570-1344
- Full contents:
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- Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction: Cultural Governance and Chinese TV Drama Series
- Chinese TV Content between Liberalisation and Control
- Regulating TV Content to Regulate Chinese Society
- -An Issue of Cultural Governance
- Researching Popular TV Series
- -A Semiotic Approach to Visual Discourse
- Structure of This Book
- pt. ONE POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN POPULAR TV SERIES
- ch. Two The State and Its Officials in TV Dramas
- Emperor Wu
- -The Benevolent Ruler
- The Commissioner and His Superior
- -Devoted CCP Officials and Government Leaders
- Professional Bureaucrats and Effective State Administration
- ch. Three Securing the State: Law Enforcement and Military Action
- Human Trafficking and Loitering: Public Security as Comical Plot Complication
- Strong Men and Their War Against Crime
- Securing the Homeland Through Warfare
- ch. Four Justifying the State: Political Legitimacy and Accountability
- Wholeheartedly Serving the People
- Contents note continued: The Perfect Hero and Model Worker
- The Masses Are Watching
- Constructing the General Public
- pt. TWO THE FACTORS OF DISCOURSE PRODUCTION
- ch. Five Creating the Political Discourses of TV Dramas
- Chinese Production Companies
- Risks and Moral Hazards in China's Drama Market
- Investors and Their Motives
- Creatives at Work
- -Planning and Producing a TV Drama Series
- Selling the Drama
- -Marketing and Distribution in the Chinese TV Drama Market
- The Buyers: TV Stations and Their Motives
- The Forces of Production
- ch. Six The Chinese Television Drama Audience
- Constructing the Audience: The Chinese Audience Measurement System
- Finding an Audience: Who Watches TV Dramas in China?
- Addressing the Audience: Broadcasting Conventions and Viewing Habits
- Likes and Dislikes: The Genres that Audiences Watch
- TV as a Public Sphere? The Role of Audience Feedback
- ch. Seven Government Regulations and Censorship Mechanisms
- Contents note continued: Effectiveness of Media Governing Mechanisms
- State Institutions Involved in Television Censorship
- The Party's Propaganda System
- Legal and Administrative Censorship Tools
- Money Rules
- -The Financial Side of Censorship
- Anacondas in Chandeliers
- -Uncertainty as a Governance Mechanism
- A New Snake Nesting in the Chandelier? The Power of Persuasion
- ch. Eight Chinese Perceptions of Television's Function and Influence
- Media Content's Impact on Viewers
- Possible Effects of Harmful Content
- Risk Groups
- Justifications of Censorship and Government Control in China
- Putting Censorship Advocacy into Perspective
- The Didactical Functions of TV
- Making Successful Dramas
- The Psychological and Social Relevance of TV Drama
- ch. Nine Conclusion: Chinese TV Discourses and the Factors of Their Production
- Homogeneity in Drama Discourses and the Didactics of TV Entertainment
- Contents note continued: Visuality, Emotions, and the Construction of Imagined Community
- The Ruptures in TV Drama Discourses
- The Factors of Drama Production
- The Effectiveness of Cultural Governance
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Bibliography
- Appendix
- Appendix 1a Methodological Notes
- -Analysing TV Drama Content
- Appendix 1b Methodological Notes
- -Interview Analysis
- Appendix 2 Central Members of the Production Team and Their Functions
- Appendix 3 Directors
- Appendix 4 Positive Viewer Feedback as Presented by CUC Researchers
- Appendix 5 Negative Viewer Feedback as Presented by CUC Researchers
- Appendix 6 Main Functions of the SARFT ()
- Appendix 7 SARFT Organisational Structure and Main Jurisdictions
- Appendix 8 2004 SARFT Censorship Regulation Decree No. 40.
- Notes:
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- Formerly CIP.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-241) and index.
- Subject:
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