Weimin Zhang

Media in China: Constructing National Resistance in Natural Disaster Representations

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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 gl… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-3-0343-2369-7
EAN: 9783034323697
Produktnummer: 22324066
Verlag: Peter Lang
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 214 S.
Masse: H22.5 cm x B15.5 cm x D1.1 cm 318 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 318

Über den Autor

Dr. Weimin Zhang is a lecturer at the School of Journalism and Communication, Lanzhou University, China. He acquired his PhD in the Discipline of Media, School of Humanities, the University of Adelaide, Australia. His research focuses on cultural communication, media theories and organizational communication.