TV Drama in China - Edited by Ying Zhu, Michael Keane, and Ruoyun Bai - Bookniverse

TV Drama in China

Edited by Ying Zhu, Michael Keane, and Ruoyun Bai

US $20.00

US $25.00

Sun Oct 05 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

9789888052998

PDF

Hong Kong University Press

copy

About this book

Art > Drama

Humanities & Social Science > Conmultilingual_settingsorary Ideology > Cultural Research & Critics

This collection of essays brings together the first comprehensive study of TV drama in China. Examining in depth the production, distribution and consumption of TV drama, the international team of experts demonstrate why it remains the pre-eminent media form in China. The examples are diverse, highlighting the complexity of producing narrative content in a rapidly changing political and social environment. Genres examined include the revisionist Qing drama, historical and contemporary domestic dramas, anti-corruption dramas, “pink” dramas, Red Classics, stories from the Diaspora, and sit-coms. In addition to genres, the collection explores industry dynamics: how TV dramas are marketed and consumed on DVD, and China’s aspirations to export its television drama rights. The book provides an international and cross-cultural perspective with chapters on Taiwanese TV drama in China, the impact of South Korean drama, and trans-border production between the Mainland and Hong Kong.

About the author(s)

Edited by Ying Zhu, Michael Keane, and Ruoyun Bai

Ying Zhu is a professor of media culture and co-coordinator of the Modern China Studies Program at the College of Staten Island, the City University of New York. Michael Keane is an associate professor and senior research fellow at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at Queensland University of Technology. Ruoyun Bai is an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities (Scarborough) and the Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto.

About the publisher

Established in 1956, and part of the University of Hong Kong, Asia’s most prominent English-speaking university, HKU Press publishes more than 30 new titles annually, with a growing proportion (more than 25%) in Chinese. Building on Hong Kong's unique global position, HKU Press books examine, critique, and celebrate Asia’s place in the world. We have gained particular renown for publications in Chinese history and culture, law, public health, social work, film/media studies, art and architecture/urban planning.

Reading information

Install the Bookniverse app for Android and iPad/iPhone . It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.