The turn to the self: From “Big Character Posters” to YouTube videos
This paper explores the process by which user-created content in contemporary China has evolved from being appropriated as a weapon of political mobilization and accusation to serving as a vehicle of independent self-representation. The analysis is set in the context of the social, political and eco...
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| description | This paper explores the process by which user-created content in contemporary China has evolved from being appropriated as a weapon of political mobilization and accusation to serving as a vehicle of independent self-representation. The analysis is set in the context of the social, political and economic metamorphosis that China has undergone in the past five decades and foregrounds the dynamics of political, economic and technological forces transforming Chinese media. The metaphor of “the wall” is used to chart the contours of the struggle for self-expression and representation. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of the political and social implications of the Internet and networked user created media content for China. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-187052019-02-19T04:27:24Z The turn to the self: From “Big Character Posters” to YouTube videos Li, Henry This paper explores the process by which user-created content in contemporary China has evolved from being appropriated as a weapon of political mobilization and accusation to serving as a vehicle of independent self-representation. The analysis is set in the context of the social, political and economic metamorphosis that China has undergone in the past five decades and foregrounds the dynamics of political, economic and technological forces transforming Chinese media. The metaphor of “the wall” is used to chart the contours of the struggle for self-expression and representation. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of the political and social implications of the Internet and networked user created media content for China. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18705 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17544750802639077 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | Li, Henry The turn to the self: From “Big Character Posters” to YouTube videos |
| title | The turn to the self: From “Big Character Posters” to YouTube videos |
| title_full | The turn to the self: From “Big Character Posters” to YouTube videos |
| title_fullStr | The turn to the self: From “Big Character Posters” to YouTube videos |
| title_full_unstemmed | The turn to the self: From “Big Character Posters” to YouTube videos |
| title_short | The turn to the self: From “Big Character Posters” to YouTube videos |
| title_sort | turn to the self: from “big character posters” to youtube videos |
| url | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17544750802639077 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18705 |