This study investigates whether the taxonomies of presupposition triggers, as proposed by
Levinson (1983) for the English language, are applicable in Chinese-language contexts and …

This introductory chapter summarises the main events and significance of the series of
demonstrations that stormed Brazil in June 2013. The protests, which over time have …

The Beijing Olympics were a global media event that marked China's arrival on international
political and economic stages. The Chinese authorities made great efforts, and with much …

This chapter argues that future scholarly accounts of Le Parkour and freerunning (PKFR),
and all its associated elements, are well advised to consider the role of racialised and …

This essay examines how the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) controversy
hardened identities in terms of the time-worn template of geopolitical conflict of national …

Mediated mega-events are essentially projects of belonging: about imagining communities
and about creating attachment to such collective selves. However, events like the Olympic …

This dissertation is a study of the possibilities and processes of constructing strong Chinese
brands in the global marketplace. It investigates conceptual and strategic relationships …

China is undergoing a range of processes of 'privatization'in ways uniquely shaped by the
Chinese context, its engagement with transformations in the global economy and the partial …

This article deals with the representations circulating on the Internet before and during the
historical and unexpected popular uprising in Brazil, during the 2013 Confederations Cup …