“Together, We Achieve the China Dream”: Constructing Affective Chinese Nationalities in the Film My People, My Country

Q2 Social Sciences
Haiyan Huang, Lut Lams
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National blockbusters, such as My People, My Country (MPMC; 我和我的祖国, wo he wode zuguo), have gained a prominent position in contemporary Chinese nationalist propaganda. Based on a multi-modal discourse analysis approach, this paper will examine how narratives of “my country” and “my people” are affectively constructed through multi-modal resources in the MPMC to shape a unified Chinese national identity while consolidating the Chinese Communist Party's ruling legitimacy in the face of increasingly diverse challenges. Findings show three discursive strategies, involving interrelated affects: (1) selective and pride-based mythmaking of the glorious past; (2) conveying happiness through appropriation of (sub)popular culture; and (3) mobilising nostalgia by invoking cultural memories. To grasp possible effects of these affective strategies, we circulated questionnaires to twenty-five Chinese diasporas. Their answers suggest that, although these strategies evoke nationalist emotions, questions are also raised concerning conflicting interests between the collective and the individual, as well as the potential risks of affective nationalism.
"同心共圆中国梦":电影《厉害了,我的国》中的中国民族情感建构
以《我和我的祖国》(My People, My Country,MPMC;wo he wode zuguo)为代表的民族大片在当代中国民族主义宣传中占据了重要地位。本文将基于多模态话语分析方法,研究 "我的国家 "和 "我的人民 "的叙事是如何通过多模态资源在《宪兵部队手册》中进行情感建构,以塑造统一的中国国家认同,同时在面对日益多样化的挑战时巩固中国共产党的执政合法性。研究结果显示了三种涉及相互关联的情感的话语策略:(1)有选择地、以自豪感为基础的辉煌历史神话;(2)通过挪用(亚)流行文化传递幸福感;以及(3)通过唤起文化记忆调动怀旧情绪。为了了解这些情感策略可能产生的影响,我们向二十五位华人华侨发放了调查问卷。他们的回答表明,尽管这些策略唤起了民族主义情绪,但也提出了有关集体与个人之间利益冲突的问题,以及情感民族主义的潜在风险。
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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
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3.20
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16
审稿时长
7 weeks
期刊介绍: The Journal of Current Chinese Affairs is an internationally refereed academic journal published by the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies, Hamburg. The journal focuses on current developments in Greater China. It is simultaneously published (three times per year) online as an Open Access journal and as a printed version with a circulation of 1,000 copies, making it one of the world’s most widely read periodicals on Asian affairs. The Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, unlike some other Open Access publications, does not charge its authors any fee. The Journal of Current Chinese Affairs reaches a broad international readership in academia, administration and business circles. It is devoted to the transfer of scholarly insights to a wide audience. The journal is committed to publishing high-quality, original research on current issues in China in a format and style that is accessible across disciplines and to professionals with an interest in the region. The editors welcome contributions on current affairs within Greater China, including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Submissions can focus on emerging topics and current developments as well as on future-oriented debates in the fields of China''s global and regional roles; political, economic and social developments including foreign affairs, business, finance, cultural industries, religion, education, science and technology; and so on.
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