Shanzhai Media Culture
Failed Intervention to the Disingenuous Neoliberal Logic of Chinese Media
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12422741 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jian Xu (0000-0002-1138-1158, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 104 |
| Pages | 249-262 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10670564.2016.1223106 |
| OpenAlex | W2523304863 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article studies shanzhai media culture, a specific type of shanzhai culture that copycats the most-watched shows of China Central Television (CCTV) with a sense of satire and play. The article discusses why CCTV has become a popular target of shanzhai, how CCTV’s brand shows are shanzhai-ed and what are the political implications of shanzhaing these established programs. By presenting Lao Meng’s Shanzhai Spring Festival Gala as a case study, the author argues that shanzhai media culture is a creative, participatory and Internet-facilitated grassroots media production, which attempted to resist and intervene in the power–money hegemony of CCTV underpinned by the disingenuous neoliberal logic of Chinese media. However, this culture failed to do so and has been co-opted and reshaped by the powerful logic it attempted to challenge
China · Citizen journalism · Grassroots · Hegemony · Media culture · Media studies · New media · Participatory culture · Political science · Politics · Popular culture · Power (physics · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |