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Chinese Masculinities Revisited: Male Images in Contemporary Television Drama Serials
Posted on April 15, 2010 by admin
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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