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Publication details [#55651]

Wu, Jingsi. 2011. Enlightenment or Entertainment: The Nurturance of an Aesthetic Public Sphere Through a Popular Talent Show in China. The Communication Review 14 (1) : 46–67.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Taylor & Francis

Annotation

This paper shows how cultural critics, by debating a popular Chinese entertainment program (i.e. a talent show), have helped foster public spheres in which civic issues can be excitedly and creatively talked about.