Multimodal Chinese Discourse: Understanding Communication and Society in Contemporary China

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Dezheng (William) Feng (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)

Multimodal Chinese Discourse

Understanding Communication and Society in Contemporary China

Dezheng (William) Feng (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)

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Routledge
07 October 2024

Communication studies

Series: Routledge Studies in Multimodality

This book helps readers to understand communication and society in contemporary China through systematic analysis of multimodal discourse at the national, institutional, and individual levels. China has undergone profound changes during the past decade or so. Politically, the Chinese government has been more proactive in domestic governance and foreign policies, as manifested in the Chinese Dream campaign and the national image publicity films respectively. Hand-in-hand with the socio-political change is the rapid development of new media, which has been changing how corporates do business, how institutions brand their images, as well as how individuals construct their identities and social relations. These developments have brought about significant changes to the discursive practices at the national, institutional, and individual level, characterized by the extensive use of multimodal resources and distinct promotional purposes.

Feng systematically investigates and discusses the new discursive features in relation to relevant socio-cultural contexts. The analysis and discussion provide researchers with a social semiotic perspective on various aspects of communicative and social changes in contemporary China. The book also contributes to the growing field of multimodality by developing a set of cross-disciplinary analytical frameworks to deal with complex discourse forms in print media, moving images, and new media.

The research findings provide a unique Chinese perspective on a broad spectrum of issues such as discursive governance, nation branding, university marketization, and identity performance. The book is relevant not only to discourse analysis and multimodality, but also to other disciplines which will benefit from a systematic understanding of Chinese discourse, such as cultural studies, communication studies and area/China studies.

By: Dezheng (William) Feng (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780367672928
ISBN 10: 0367672928
Series: Routledge Studies in Multimodality
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 07 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dezheng (William) Feng, PhD, is Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Research Centre for Professional Communication at the Department of English and Communication, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.