All articles from: Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Chinese Masculinities Revisited: Male Images in Contemporary Television Drama Serials

This article investigates the discourse of masculinity in contemporary Chinese popular culture by critical readings of TV drama serials (dianshi lianxuju), a crucial and underresearched site for the study of ideology, shown on prime-time national channels in recent years (2003–2007). In particular, it examines the male images in three sweepingly popular TV programs—The Big Dye [...]

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