Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
About the Book Series
The aim of this series has always been to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars, on all aspects of media, culture and social change in Asia. Founded from Melbourne in 2001, we have published over 70 titles and our reach of topics has expanded in step with new paradigms, new media systems and a digital economy that is far removed from our expectations or understanding at the turn of this century. We have appointed an editorial board that reflects the directions of contemporary scholarship, and we invite new proposals that speak to our mission
Editorial Board:
Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (Founding Editor)
Emma Baulch, (Co-Editor, SE Asia), Monash Malaysia
Laikwan Pang, (Public Humanities), Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jo Tacchi, (Digital Development and Ethnography), Loughborough in London
Tania Lewis (Eco-Humanities, Food, Digital Consumption), RMIT, Melbourne
Annisa Beta, (Youth Cultures), University of Melbourne
Kate Mirandello Delmo, (Crisis and Strategic Communications), UTS, Sydney
Giang Nguyen-Thu, (Digital Economy), University of Queensland
New proposals are welcome and should be sent in the first instance to the series editor, Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, at [email protected].
Chinese Television and National Identity Construction: The Cultural Politics of Music-Entertainment Programmes
1st Edition
By Lauren Gorfinkel
December 12, 2019
This book examines music entertainment programmes on China Central Television, China’s only national level television network, as well as on nationally-available provincial channels, exploring how such programmes project a nuanced image of China’s identity and position in the world. It shows how ...
Screening China's Soft Power
1st Edition
Edited
By Paola Voci, Luo Hui
December 12, 2019
Promoting China's cultural soft power by disseminating modern Chinese values is one of the policies of President Xi Jinping. Although, it is usually understood as a top-down initiative, implemented willingly or unwillingly by writers, filmmakers, artists, and so on, and often manifesting itself in ...
Taiwan Cinema: International Reception and Social Change
1st Edition
Edited
By Kuei-fen Chiu, Ming-yeh Rawnsley, Gary Rawnsley
December 12, 2019
The book examines recent developments in Taiwan cinema, with particular focus on a leading contemporary Taiwan filmmaker, Wei Te-sheng, who is responsible for such Asian blockbusters as Cape No.7, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale and Kano. The book discusses key issues, including...
The Beatles in Japan
1st Edition
By Carolyn S. Stevens
December 12, 2019
Following their first tour to Japan in 1966, the Beatles would become an important part of Japan’s postwar cultural development and its deepening relationship with the West. By the 1960s Japan’s dramatic rise in prosperity and the self-confidence of the country’s ‘economic miracle’ period were...
Eastern Westerns: Film and Genre Outside and Inside Hollywood
1st Edition
By Stephen Teo
April 20, 2018
The western, one of Hollywood’s great film genres, has, surprisingly, enjoyed a revival recently in Asia and in other parts of the world, whilst at the same time declining in America. Although the western is often seen as an example of American cultural dominance, this book challenges this view. It...
Singapore Cinema: New Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Kai Khiun Liew, Stephen Teo
April 20, 2018
This book outlines and discusses the very wide range of cinema which is to be found in Singapore. Although Singapore cinema is a relatively small industry, and relatively new, it has nevertheless made an impact, and continues to develop in interesting ways. The book shows that although Singapore ...
Green Asia: Ecocultures, Sustainable Lifestyles, and Ethical Consumption
1st Edition
Edited
By Tania Lewis
April 09, 2018
Economic development in Asia is associated with expanding urbanism, overconsumption, and a steep growth in living standards. At the same time, rapid urbanisation, changing class consciousness, and a new rural–urban divide in the region have led to fundamental shifts in the way ecological concerns ...
Media and Communication in the Chinese Diaspora: Rethinking Transnationalism
1st Edition
Edited
By Wanning Sun, John Sinclair
March 21, 2018
The rise of China has brought about a dramatic increase in the rate of migration from mainland China. At the same time, the Chinese government has embarked on a full-scale push for the internationalisation of Chinese media and culture. Media and communication have therefore become crucial factors ...
Lifestyle Media in Asia: Consumption, Aspiration and Identity
1st Edition
Edited
By Fran Martin, Tania Lewis
January 12, 2018
Across Asia, consumer culture is increasingly shaping everyday life, with neoliberal economic and social policies increasingly adopted by governments who see their citizens as individualised, sovereign consumers with choices about their lifestyles and identities. One aspect of this development has ...
The Internet and New Social Formation in China: Fandom Publics in the Making
1st Edition
By Weiyu Zhang
January 12, 2018
There are billions of internet users in China, and this number is continually growing. This book looks at the various purposes of this internet use, and provides a study about how the entertainment-consuming users form into publics through the mediation of technologies in the era of network society...
Television Histories in Asia: Issues and Contexts
1st Edition
Edited
By Jinna Tay, Graeme Turner
December 21, 2017
This book presents an analysis of television histories across India, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia and Bhutan. It offers a set of standard data on the history of television’s cultural, industrial and political structures in each specific national ...
Youth Culture in Chinese Language Film
1st Edition
By Xuelin Zhou
December 21, 2017
This book explores the vigorous film cultures of mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong from the perspective of youth culture. The book relates this important topic to the wider social, cultural, and institutional context, and discusses the relationship between the films and the changes that today ...