Zhou Xian

Cultural Representation and Cultural Studies

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Produktbeschreibung

From the perspective of critical cultural sociology, this book delves into the intertwining relations of cultural transformation and social evolution, illuminating contemporary Chinese culture's landscape and underlying logic since the 1980s. With a special focus on the tensions among politics, economy, and culture itself, this book examines the transitions of Chinese culture from tradition to the modern age. It expounds the cultural differentiation and its effect in contemporary China. Within this framework, the author addresses some key issues and phenomena that figure in the cultural scene of modern China, ranging from the crisis of Chinese cultural identity in the context of globalization, the media culture, and its impacts on everyday life, to the visual culture and social transformation. Offering a panoramic view of Chinese contemporary culture, literature, arts, and society, this title will serve as an essential read for scholars of China studies, Cultural studies, and visual culture, as well as anyone interested in what's going on in Chinese contemporary culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 602g
• ISBN-13: 9781032525365
• ISBN-10: 1032525363
• Artikelnr.: 69947316

Autorenporträt

Zhou Xian is a distinguished professor at Nanjing University, China. His research interests include cultural studies, aesthetics, and literary theory. His books cover a wide range of topics and he has been published in Chinese, English, and French.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I From Tradition to the Modern Age 1. From Primitive
Culture to Classical Culture: Integration and Differentiation 2. From
Classical Culture to Modern Culture: Harmony vs. Conflict PART II Chinese
Culture in the Context of Globalization 3. "Legitimation" and Identity
Anxiety 4. Sinologism as a Problematic 5. Literature and Identity 6.
Cross-Cultural Understanding and Interpretation 7. Globalization and
Cultural Identity PART III Media Culture and Everyday Life 8. The Evolution
of Contemporary Chinese Media Culture as a Spectacle 9. The Emergence of
Micro Culture and Its Discontents 10. From "Immersive Reading" to "Fast
Reading" 11. The Construction of Critical Rationality in a
Technology-Oriented Society 12. The Aestheticization of Everyday Life in
the "Post-Revolutionary Time" PART IV Visual Culture and Social
Transformation 13. Contemporary Chinese Society and Visual Culture 14. From
Text Reading to Picture Reading 15. Spectacle Cinema and Visual Culture 16.
Wang Guangyi's The Great Criticism and Pop Iconography 17. Spatial
Practices in the Space of Haze City