Media in China: Constructing National Resistance in Natural Disaster Representations (Paperback, New edition)

This book examines how media can be used in facilitating crisis control following natural disasters. Set in the context of the contemporary Chinese nationalistic culture this book dissects how Chinese media enhances disaster relief by constructing the meaning of it. It takes a historical overview of the negotiations between discursive power and media coverage of natural disasters in Chinese media. It then conducts a case study of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake to analyze how Chinese media enhance crisis control in engaging with contemporary Chinese nationalism. In examining the mediated disaster relief closely relevant to this study within a global context this book briefly analyzes the Australian media's representation of the 2013 Tasmanian Bushfire. In a penetrating investigation of the research question a systematic theoretic framework is structured consisting of the theories of representation, discourse and power, cultural identity, media framing and narratives.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	February 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Wei-Min Zhang
Dimensions:	225 x 155 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	214
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-432369-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism
LSN:	3-03-432369-7
Barcode:	9783034323697

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