Culture in the Contemporary PRC
Published on 26. December 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
212 pages
978-0-521-68124-7 (ISBN)
Description
The culture of the People's Republic of China offers a unique blend of the popular, the political and the avant-garde. In no other country in the world are cultural products subjected to such strict censorship and at the same time consumed by such large numbers of people. This volume presents essays by scholars at the cutting edge of Chinese cultural studies, dealing with subjects ranging from advertising to poetry, from rock music to revolutionary museums, providing an authoritative and multi-faceted analysis of some of the world's most complex cultural phenomena.
Reviews / Votes
'Dooling's second anthology, part of her ambitious translation project on Writing Women in Modern China, will soon become a primary source for scholars and students working in fields related to women and Chinese modernity. it is also a great read for general readers. Well translated with a thoroughly researched and critically informed introduction and biographical essays, the anthology serves as a model for future translation projects in Chinese studies.' The China JournalMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
30 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
379 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-68124-7 (9780521681247)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Editors' Introduction Michel Hockx and Julia Strauss; Bourgeois Bohemians in China? Neo-Tribes and the Urban Imaginary Jing Wang; Chinese Cinema in the Age of Advertisement: The Filmmaker as a Cultural Broker Yomi Braester; Museums, Memorial Sites, and Exhibitionary Culture in the People's Republic of China Kirk A. Denton; China on the Catwalk: Between Economic Success and Nationalist Anxiety Antonia Finnane; Popular Music and Youth in Urban China: The Dakou Generation Jeroen de Kloet; Reggae on the Silk Road: the Globalization of Uyghur Pop Rachel Harris; Not Quite Karaoke: Poetry in Contemporary China Maghiel van Crevel; Virtual Chinese Culture: A Comparative Case Study of Online Poetry Communities Michel Hockx; Urban Consumer Culture Deborah Davis, Glossary of Chinese Terms; Index.