Encoding the Olympics assembles a uniquely representative international team of media
experts to provide a comprehensive review of the global impact of media and cultural …

This dissertation explores the interaction between filmmaking and the changing exigencies
of leftist political ideologies in China at different stages of modernity: semi-colonial …

These are supposed to be the closing remarks of the whole enquiry. However, it seems that
any unilateral conclusion is not able to summarize the findings from 13 research groups …

This book examines the role played by the media in China's cultural transformation in the
early years of the 21st century. In contrast to the traditional view that sees the Chinese media …

In the Western world China stands accused of severe human rights violations regarding its
treatment of the Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in its northwestern …

The success of a media event relies on communication technology as a means of
connecting the audience to a live event. For, as Dayan and Katz write:“the power of these …

Looking at the ideological 'flagging of the nation', ie the signs, symbols and practices that
play a role in the popular reproduction and circulation of national images,[1] this paper …

China is undertaking economic reform of unprecedented proportions despite continued
political control. The return of Hong Kong to China's sovereignty presents a unique impetus …

The Olympics are as much about stories—many of them political—as they are about sports.
The ancient Games famously included an imperative to warring city-states to cease …

This book presents a critical analysis of the images of China portrayed in British television
documentaries between 1980 and 2000. The examination is contextualized within the …