Verse Going Viral: China's New Media Scenes by Heather Inwood (English) Paperbac

Description: Verse Going Viral by Heather Inwood Examines what happens when poetry, a central pillar of traditional Chinese culture, encounters an era of digital media and unabashed consumerism in the early twenty-first century. This book sets out to unravel a paradox surrounding modern Chinese poetry. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Verse Going Viral examines what happens when poetry, a central pillar of traditional Chinese culture, encounters an era of digital media and unabashed consumerism in the early twenty-first century. Heather Inwood sets out to unravel a paradox surrounding modern Chinese poetry: while poetry as a representation of high culture is widely assumed to be marginalized to the point of "death," poetry activity flourishes across the country, benefiting from Chinas continued self-identity as a "nation of poetry" (shiguo) and from the interactive opportunities created by the internet and other forms of participatory media. Through a cultural studies approach that treats poetry as a social rather than a purely textual form, Inwood considers how meaning is created and contested both within Chinas media-savvy poetry scenes and by members of the public, who treat poetry with a combination of reverence and ridicule.As the first book to deal explicitly with the discourses and functioning of scenes within the Chinese cultural context, Verse Going Viral will be of value to students and scholars of Chinese literature, cultural studies, and media, as well as to general readers interested in Chinas dynamic cultural scenes. Author Biography Heather Inwood is lecturer of Chinese cultural studies at the University of Manchester. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction1. Poetry on the Web 2. Poetry in Print 3. Poetry on the Stage 4. Poetry in the News Conclusion Appendix | Poetry Survey Questions Glossary of Chinese Terms Notes Bibliography Index Review "[An] outstanding monograph….this book is not just about poetry, and lives up to the expectations raised by its focus on the online world, and wider issues at the confluence of culture, economy, media, and politics in the conjuncture of twenty-first-century China." -- Maghiel van Crevel * Asiascape * Promotional Verse Going Viral examines what happens when poetry, a central pillar of traditional Chinese culture, encounters an era of digital media and unabashed consumerism in the early twenty-first century. Review Quote [An] outstanding monograph....this book is not just about poetry, and lives up to the expectations raised by its focus on the online world, and wider issues at the confluence of culture, economy, media, and politics in the conjuncture of twenty-first-century China. Promotional "Headline" Verse Going Viral examines what happens when poetry, a central pillar of traditional Chinese culture, encounters an era of digital media and unabashed consumerism in the early twenty-first century. Description for Reader Verse Going Viral examines what happens whenpoetry, a central pillar of traditional Chinese culture, encounters anera of digital media and unabashed consumerism in the earlytwenty-first century. Heather Inwood sets out to unravel a paradoxsurrounding modern Chinese poetry: while poetry as a representation ofhigh culture is widely assumed to be marginalized to the point of"death," poetry activity flourishes across the country,benefiting from Chinas continued self-identity as a"nation of poetry" (shiguo) and from the interactiveopportunities created by the internet and other forms of participatorymedia. Through a cultural studies approach that treats poetry as asocial rather than a purely textual form, Inwood considers how meaningis created and contested both within Chinas media-savvy poetryscenes and by members of the public, who treat poetry with acombination of reverence and ridicule. Details ISBN0295993707 Author Heather Inwood Short Title VERSE GOING VIRAL Publisher University of Washington Press Language English ISBN-10 0295993707 ISBN-13 9780295993706 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2014 Imprint University of Washington Press Subtitle Chinas New Media Scenes Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Seattle Publication Date 2014-05-01 UK Release Date 2014-05-01 AU Release Date 2014-05-01 NZ Release Date 2014-05-01 US Release Date 2014-05-01 Pages 274 DEWEY 895.11009 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Alternative 9780295805108 Series Verse Going Viral We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136587130;

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