In Signifying the Local, Jin Liu examines contemporary cultural productions rendered in local languages and dialects (fangyan) in the fields of television, cinema, music, and literature in mainland China.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One
A Historical Review of the Discourse of the Local in Twentieth-Century China Chapter Two
An Overview of Television Series Productions in the 2000s Chapter Three
Alternative Translation: Performativity in Dubbing Films in Local Languages Chapter Four
Empowering Local Community: TV News Talks Shows in Local Languages Chapter Five
Ambivalent Laughter: Comic Sketches in CCTV's Spring Festival Eve Gala Chapter Six
Popular Music and Local Youth Identity in the Age of the Internet Chapter Seven
The Rhetoric of Local Languages as the Marginal: Chinese Underground and Independent Films by Jia Zhangke and Others Chapter Eight
Multiplicity in Mainstream Studio Films in Local Languages Chapter Nine
The Unassimilated Voice in Recent Fiction in Local Languages Conclusion Film, Video, and Audio Sources Bibliography Index
