Discourse, Politics and Media in Contemporary China ( Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture )

Publication series : Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture

Author: Qing Cao   Hailong Tian   Paul Chilton  

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9789027270368

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789027206459

Subject: H0-05 Language and other subjects the relationship

Language: ENG

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This book is to be welcomed as a contribution to elucidating important discursive aspects of the major transformations which are taking place in China.

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Disembodied words

Disembodied words

1. Preface

1. Preface

2. Learning from Yan’an

2. Learning from Yan’an

3. Jiang Zemin’s speeches on intellectuals

3. Jiang Zemin’s speeches on intellectuals

4. The Mission of the Intellectuals

4. The Mission of the Intellectuals

5. “Revitalize China through science and education”

5. “Revitalize China through science and education”

6. The style of political language

6. The style of political language

7. The key elements of Jiang’s speeches

7. The key elements of Jiang’s speeches

8. The discourse on intellectuals under Jiang Zemin

8. The discourse on intellectuals under Jiang Zemin

9. Conclusion

9. Conclusion

Notes

Notes

References

References

‘Stability overwhelms everything’

‘Stability overwhelms everything’

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. The legitimation of the CCP

2. The legitimation of the CCP

3. The concept of legitimation

3. The concept of legitimation

4. Analyzing stability

4. Analyzing stability

4.1 The 1989 ‘Beijing Spring’15

4.1 The 1989 ‘Beijing Spring’15

4.2 The 1999 ‘Anti-Falun Gong’ campaign

4.2 The 1999 ‘Anti-Falun Gong’ campaign

4.3 The 2005 ‘Anti-Japan’ demonstrations

4.3 The 2005 ‘Anti-Japan’ demonstrations

Conclusion

Conclusion

Notes

Notes

References

References

A decade of change in China

A decade of change in China

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis

2. Corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis

2.1 Critical discourse analysis

2.1 Critical discourse analysis

2.2 Corpus linguistics

2.2 Corpus linguistics

3. A corpus-based discourse analysis of GWRs

3. A corpus-based discourse analysis of GWRs

3.1 Keywords analysis of GWRs

3.1 Keywords analysis of GWRs

3.2 Concordance analysis of the GWRs

3.2 Concordance analysis of the GWRs

3.3 Concordance analysis of Wen’s GWRs

3.3 Concordance analysis of Wen’s GWRs

4. Discourse, engine, and social change

4. Discourse, engine, and social change

5. Conclusions

5. Conclusions

Notes

Notes

References

References

It’s a small world after all?

It’s a small world after all?

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. The Shanghai World Exposition and the study of discourse

2. The Shanghai World Exposition and the study of discourse

3. Constructing discourses at the Shanghai Expo

3. Constructing discourses at the Shanghai Expo

4. Miniature geopolitics – Shanghai’s Expo territory

4. Miniature geopolitics – Shanghai’s Expo territory

5. Constructing the Chinese nation at the PRC’s pavilion

5. Constructing the Chinese nation at the PRC’s pavilion

6. Challenging the official Chinese narrative

6. Challenging the official Chinese narrative

7. Conclusion: It’s a small world after all – but whose World?

7. Conclusion: It’s a small world after all – but whose World?

Notes

Notes

References

References

Discourse of journalism and legitimacy in post-reform China

Discourse of journalism and legitimacy in post-reform China

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Discourse and legitimacy

2. Discourse and legitimacy

3. The once-unquestioned legitimacy of Chinese journalism questioned in the post-reform era

3. The once-unquestioned legitimacy of Chinese journalism questioned in the post-reform era

4. Discursive formations and re-constructing journalism’s legitimacy

4. Discursive formations and re-constructing journalism’s legitimacy

4.1 Liberalisation discourse in the 1980s

4.1 Liberalisation discourse in the 1980s

4.2 Populist Discourse in the 1990s

4.2 Populist Discourse in the 1990s

4.3 Professionalism Discourse in the 21st Century

4.3 Professionalism Discourse in the 21st Century

4.4 Self-promotion of journalism’s legitimacy discourse

4.4 Self-promotion of journalism’s legitimacy discourse

5. Further challenges and discursive contests in new media era

5. Further challenges and discursive contests in new media era

6. Conclusion

6. Conclusion

Notes

Notes

References

References

China’s Road to Revival: “Writing” the PRC’s struggles for modernization

China’s Road to Revival: “Writing” the PRC’s struggles for modernization

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. The narrative of China’s rebirth: Documenting and performing China’s “road to revival”

2. The narrative of China’s rebirth: Documenting and performing China’s “road to revival”

3. National humiliation and righteous struggle in Chinese political discourse: documenting the “Opium War”

3. National humiliation and righteous struggle in Chinese political discourse: documenting the “Opium War”

4. Performing the Second Sino-Japanese War

4. Performing the Second Sino-Japanese War

5. Struggling forward with the times: crisis discourse for the 21st century

5. Struggling forward with the times: crisis discourse for the 21st century

6. Conclusion

6. Conclusion

Notes

Notes

References

References

China’s soft power

China’s soft power

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Social change, discourse and soft power

2. Social change, discourse and soft power

3. Changing political identities: The official discourse

3. Changing political identities: The official discourse

3.1 Soft power and its objectives

3.1 Soft power and its objectives

3.2 Soft power and the construction of a new political ideology

3.2 Soft power and the construction of a new political ideology

3.3 The problems of China’s soft power

3.3 The problems of China’s soft power

4. Academic discourse: Culturalism

4. Academic discourse: Culturalism

4.1 Soft power as part of an intellectual project

4.1 Soft power as part of an intellectual project

4.2 Constructing a depoliticised ‘cultural China’

4.2 Constructing a depoliticised ‘cultural China’

4.3 Soft power and the international outlook

4.3 Soft power and the international outlook

5. Dynamics of the soft power debate: The mass media

5. Dynamics of the soft power debate: The mass media

5.1 From control to negotiation: The changing media

5.1 From control to negotiation: The changing media

5.2 Soft power: Tensions, contestations and negotiations

5.2 Soft power: Tensions, contestations and negotiations

6. Conclusions

6. Conclusions

Notes

Notes

References

References

Issues of discourse approach to social transformations in China

Issues of discourse approach to social transformations in China

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. A ‘wider angle’ critical perspective

2. A ‘wider angle’ critical perspective

3. Functionality of discourse

3. Functionality of discourse

3.1 An emerging public sphere

3.1 An emerging public sphere

4. Qualitative research method

4. Qualitative research method

5. Conclusions

5. Conclusions

Notes

Notes

References

References

Author biography

Author biography

Index

Index

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