Screen Media and the Construction of Nostalgia in Post-Socialist China

Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Author
1 Post-Socialism and Nostalgia
	1 Post-Socialist China in the Context of Neoliberal Reform
		1.1 Post-Socialist China
		1.2 “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” and Neoliberalism
	2 Chinese Screen Media Since the 1990s
		2.1 Film Industry
		2.2 Television Industry
		2.3 Digital Industry
		2.4 Ideological Control
	3 The Construction of Nostalgia
	4 Methodology and Chapter Structure
		4.1 Methodology
		4.2 Chapter Structure
	References
2 Nostalgia and Guilt in the “Educated Youth” Films: A Mongolian Tale (1995) and Nuan (2003)
	1 The Social Context of the “Educated Youth” Films
	2 Guilt as Expressed in A Mongolian Tale and Nuan
		2.1 Nostalgic and Regretful Male Protagonists
		2.2 Tolerant Female Image
		2.3 Guilt for Discarding Agrarian Society and Cultural Identity
	3 Conclusion
	References
3 Nostalgia for a Communal Lifestyle in Urban Films: Shower (1999) and 24 City (2008)
	1 Historical Background of Urban Film
	2 Demolition in Shower (1999) and 24 City (2008)
	3 Documentary Aesthetics: History and Authenticity
	4 Reflective/Restorative Nostalgia
	5 Conclusion
	References
4 Nostalgia in Youth Media So Young (2013) and With You (2016)
	1 Nostalgia in Chinese Youth Media Since 2010
	2 Nostalgia in the Youth Film So Young (2013)
	3 Nostalgia in the Internet Drama With You (2016)
	4 Uncritical Stance in Youth Media
	5 Conclusion
	References
5 The Rhetoric of Nostalgia from Harmonious Society to Community of Shared Future
	1 The International Communication of the Chinese Mainstream Media
	2 Nostalgia in A Bite of China (2012) and Maritime Silk Road (2016)
		2.1 Nostalgia in A Bite of China
		2.2 Nostalgia in Maritime Silk Road
	3 Nostalgia as CCP Rhetoric
		3.1 The Historical Nostalgia Acting as a Political Discourse
	4 Transformation of China’s Political Rhetoric
	5 Conclusion
	References
6 Discourse Articulation—A Media Mechanism for International Communication
	1 Introduction
	2 Articulation: A Theory and Practice for the Chinese Screen Media
	3 Nostalgia in Li Ziqi Food Video Series (2016–2022)
	4 Discourse Articulation in the Context of Constructing Chinese Film School
		4.1 National Attribute of Chinese Film School
		4.2 The Internationalisation of Chinese Film School
	5 Conclusion
	References
7 Conclusion: The Transformation from Xiangchou to Huaijiu
Index