The Nation-State in a Globalising Media Environment: China’s Regulatory Policies on Transborder Lv Drama Flow

Class Struggle in Contemporary Films: "Hunger Games" vs. "Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon"

“…Regardless of the reason for Nam-yi's personal intention for the battle with Manchu warriors, the movie turns out as a form of the battle between the imperialists and local forces, which has resulted in the creation of the third space-the creation of unique culture based on the hybridization process (Bhabha 1994), in that it politicizes the historical milieu tactfully. Many Korean movies are often criticized as lacking the power to control their cultural politics and leaving everything in the hands of transnational corporations and their market decisions as a result of global de-politicization, meaning they do not consider the localness in local popular culture (Chin 2003).…”

Editorial

“…Some scholars have attempted to move away from the purely national perspective for analysing the 'state vs. market' binary relationship, to a broader international or global context, employing a multidimensional approach for examining articulations between political, economic and social forces at different levels (Chan 2003;Lee 2003;Zhao 2003). Other scholars endeavour to document institutional changes to Chinese television, which is considered as the most promising medium to be internationalised or globalized (Chin 2003;Guo 2003;Hong 1998;Hu 2003). Conglomeration, capitalization and international trade -all phenomena of advanced capitalism -find their Chinese version, although with some variations.…”