Remaking Red Classics in post-Mao China : TV drama as popular media / Qian Gong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gong, Qian, 1968- author.

Series:

Media, culture and communication in Asia-Pacific societies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television programs--Social aspects--China--History.

Television programs.

Communism and culture--China.

Communism and culture.

Television programs--Social aspects.

History.

China.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 181 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]

Summary:

"In the 1990s, China's economic reform campaign reached a new high. Amid the eager adoption of capitalism, however, the spectre of revolution re-emerged. Red Classics, a historic-revolutionary themed genre created in the high Socialist era were widely taken up again in television drama adaptations. They have since remained a permanent feature of TV repertoire well into the 2010s. Remaking Red Classics looks at the how the revolutionary experience is represented and consumed in the reform era. It examines the adaptation of Red Classics as a result of the dynamic interplay between television stations, media censorship and social sentiment of the populace. How the story of revolution was reinvented to appeal and entertain a new generation provides important clues to the understanding of transformation of class, gender and locality in contemporary China"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. TV Dramas as Market Commodities, Cultural Artifacts, and Social Practices

2. Hybridizing the Red Classics in Post-Mao China: The Production and Consumption Context

3. From Chief to Chef: Remolding the Heroes

4. Getting the Right Mix: Revolutionary Women and Contemporary Femininity

5. Living Red: Production, Consumption, and Local Memory of Revolutionary Culture in Linyi

6. The Question of Faith in TV Drama Series.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-170) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gong, Qian, 1968- Remaking red classics in post-Mao China

ISBN:

9781786609250

1786609258

9781538153277

1538153270

OCLC:

1227817176

Publisher Number:

99987392065