dc.contributor.author |
Hagan, Christopher Patrick, 1981- |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-03-06T01:48:42Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-03-06T01:48:42Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008-12 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/8713 |
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dc.description |
xi, 87 p. ; ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. |
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dc.description.abstract |
This project investigates how iconic images from the Beijing Olympics---e.g.,
logos, venues, and scenes from the Opening and Closing ceremonies-form a visual
narrative in which Chinese history and identity are configured to meet the political
economic goals of the Central Communist Party. I draw on semiotics and discourse
analysis to suggest projected national images (Wang 2003) that are embedded within visual
data collected primarily from the Beijing2008 website. Furthermore, I apply current
theories in identity politics to these visual data to problematize the social construction of
what the nation branding literature refers to as "brand China." I argue that the symbolic
and emotive content of the visual imagery from the Beijing Olympics attempted to position
China as a non-threatening, legitimate power in the Western cultural imaginary.
Ultimately, I argue that the Party's lack of political credibility challenges the potential
success of its Olympic image building efforts. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Committee in Charge:
Prof. Stephen Wooten, Chair;
Prof. Julianne Newton;
Prof. Xiaobo Su |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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dc.publisher |
University of Oregon |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
University of Oregon theses, Dept. of International Studies, M.A., 2008; |
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dc.title |
One World, One Dream? Image Building and Brand China in the 2008 Beijing Olympics |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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