Publications

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

Keywords

aesthetics | communication | creativity | language and culture | mass media

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.