Germany's War in China
Media Coverage and Political Myth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9852176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yixu Lü (0000-0001-8168-6304, The University of Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 202-214 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Life and Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-8777 • E-ISSN: 1468-0483 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0483.2008.00419.x |
| OpenAlex | W2103698875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This essay examines the coverage of the Boxer uprising in the German mainstream press in 1900 as a shaper and reflection of public opinion. Through comparative analyses of contrasting strategies of reporting in three major daily papers with different readerships, the Kölnische Zeitung , the Frankfurter Zeitung and the Berliner Morgenpost , it shows how certain events emerge as ‘key experiences’, resulting in a surprisingly convergent, patriotic narrative for the literate German public. This stresses both Germany's moral obligation to civilise the ‘backward’ and also its duty to punish the ‘barbaric’. The essay further reveals a tendency in the relevant journalism to celebrate Germany's rise to enhanced status as a colonial power. This, in turn, is cast as a second foundation myth, elevating the nation to the eminence of a ‘Weltmacht’ in rivalry with its new ally, France
Art · German · Journalism · Literature · Mainstream · Media studies · Mythology · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public opinion · Sociology · Classics · German Colonialism and Identity Studies · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |