Small Screen China: An Exploration of Contemporary Social Issues as Depicted in Chinese TV Dramas

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dc.contributor.authorHackenbracht, Julie Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T22:39:53Z
dc.date.available2010-04-14T22:39:53Z
dc.date.issued2009-06
dc.descriptionviii, 116 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractAs Mainland China transitions from a planned socialist economy to one more market-focused, its economic successes have garnered attention worldwide. However, this astounding economic growth brought with it a number of negative side effects, including corruption and a resurgence ofprostitution. Gender relations have also undergone major shifts from state mandated gender equality in the Mao era to a call for the refeminization ofwomen in the Reform era. How is the Chinese population navigating this transition? In this thesis, I utilize existing melodrama theory and relevant sociological studies to explore how three Chinese TV dramas-I'm Not a Hero (2004), Close to You, Make Me Warm (2006), and Give Me a Cigarette (2006), later renamed Evening Rain--expose and explore some of these existing social problems, providing a platform for their viewers to reflect on and explore these issues on their own.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Tze-Ian Sang, Chair; Alison Groppe; Eileen Otisen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10307
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures, M.A., 2009;
dc.subjectTelevision -- China -- History -- 21st century
dc.subjectTelevision melodramas -- China -- History -- 21st century
dc.subjectChina -- Social life and customs -- 2002-
dc.titleSmall Screen China: An Exploration of Contemporary Social Issues as Depicted in Chinese TV Dramasen_US
dc.title.alternativeExploration of Contemporary Social Issues as Depicted in Chinese TV Dramasen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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