Together, We Achieve the China Dream
Constructing Affective Chinese Nationalities in the Film My People, My Country
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6434889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Haiyan Huang (0009-0001-6180-6249, Ghent University, corresponding author), Lutgard Lams (0000-0002-8639-3401, KU Leuven) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-93 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Current Chinese Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1868-1026 • E-ISSN: 1868-4874 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/18681026241239976 |
| OpenAlex | W4393316269 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 45 |
National blockbusters, such as My People, My Country (MPMC; 我和我的祖国, wo he wode zuguo ), have gained a prominent position in contemporary Chinese nationalist propaganda. Based on a multi-modal discourse analysis approach, this paper will examine how narratives of “my country” and “my people” are affectively constructed through multi-modal resources in the MPMC to shape a unified Chinese national identity while consolidating the Chinese Communist Party's ruling legitimacy in the face of increasingly diverse challenges. Findings show three discursive strategies, involving interrelated affects: (1) selective and pride-based mythmaking of the glorious past; (2) conveying happiness through appropriation of (sub)popular culture; and (3) mobilising nostalgia by invoking cultural memories. To grasp possible effects of these affective strategies, we circulated questionnaires to twenty-five Chinese diasporas. Their answers suggest that, although these strategies evoke nationalist emotions, questions are also raised concerning conflicting interests between the collective and the individual, as well as the potential risks of affective nationalism
China · Chinese Dream · Chinese people · Dream · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |