ISBN:
9781003399124
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1003399126
,
9781000952698
,
100095269X
,
9781000952629
,
1000952622
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Routledge studies on China in transition
DDC:
320.95101/4
Keywords:
Propaganda, Communist
;
Communication Political aspects
;
Information technology Political aspects
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
;
Konferenzschrift 2019
Abstract:
"Using the analogy of an orchestra, the book looks at the ways in which the Party-state conducts communications in China. Rather than treating China's communications system as purely one of centralised top-down control, this book proffers that it is the combination of the government through its state policies, the propaganda bureau's campaigns, commercial consumer culture, digital and traditional media platforms, celebrities, entertainers and journalists, educators, community interest groups, and family and friends, who all contribute to the evolution of how ideas are perpetuated, enforced and legitimised in China. Covering themes such as censorship, surveillance, national narratives onscreen and in everyday life, political agency, creative work, news production and gender politics, this book gives an insight into the complex web of conditions, objectives and challenges that the Chinese leadership faces when orchestrating their visions for the nation's future. As such, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of media and communication studies, Chinese politics and Chinese Studies"--...
DOI:
10.4324/9781003399124
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003399124
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