Full Description
In the 1990s, China's economic reform campaign reached a new high. Amid the eager adoption of capitalism, however, the spectre of revolution re-emerged. Red Classics, a historic-revolutionary themed genre created in the high socialist era were widely taken up again in television drama adaptations. They have since remained a permanent feature of TV repertoire well into the 2010s. Remaking Red Classics in Post-Mao China looks at the how the revolutionary experience is represented and consumed in the reform era. It examines the adaptation of Red Classics as a result of the dynamic interplay between television stations, media censorship and social sentiment of the populace. How the story of revolution was reinvented to appeal and entertain a new generation provides important clues to the understanding of transformation of class, gender, locality and faith in contemporary China.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Revolution and TV Drama: The Uneasy Bedfellows in the Reform Era
Chapter 1: TV Dramas as Market Commodities, Cultural Artifacts and Social Practices
Chapter 2: Hybridising the Red Classics in Post-Mao China: The Production and Consumption Context
Chapter 3: From Chief to Chef: Remoulding Heroes
Chapter 4: Getting the Right Mix: Revolutionary Women and Contemporary Femininity
Chapter 5: Living Red: Production, Consumption and Local Memory of Revolutionary Culture in Linyi
Chapter 6 The Question of Faith in TV Drama Series
Conclusion
Filmography
Bibliography
