Lovely heteronormative families in a harmonious society? The docudrama representations of the human‐pet relationship in contemporary China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10195669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tingting Liu (0000-0002-8179-6180, School of Journalism and Communication Jinan University Guangzhou China), Tingting Hu (0000-0003-4023-2167, Department of Media and Communication Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University Suzhou China) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 897-909 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Popular Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3840 • E-ISSN: 1540-5931 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jpcu.13289 |
| OpenAlex | W4388510149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
This study examines docudramatic representations of human‐pet relationships in China, applying the conversational storytelling research method. The study takes Modern Furry Tale ( MFT , 2021), a controversial docudrama streamed on the Tencent Video platform as its targeted case. The article argues that contemporary Chinese docudramas do not so much “document reality” as continue a “cinematic tradition” of presenting “selected reality” by showing an idealized view of the pets“ living conditions and their owners” family lives. Describing and constructing friendly and companionable pet‐human relationships, these docudramas reinforce the dominant “positive energy” state ideology, propagandistic mainstream family values, and repressive gender ideologies
Aesthetics · Art · China · Chinese society · Harmonious Society · Ideology · Literature · Mainstream · Media studies · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Storytelling · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |