Mass-Events in China

For the academic year 2017-2018, I am looking for two student assistants interested in social media and social movement research.

This book chapter asks what visions of the world came together at the Shanghai Expo, how they were formed, and what role the Chinese authorities played in framing the event.

This article, co-authored with Jay Hwang, examines the ways in which various cultural products present the Sichuan earthquake and asks what meanings national crises have in the Chinese discourse on political legitimacy.

This paper examines the theme pavilions at the Shanghai World Exposition - a large-scale political communication effort that the Chinese government initiated as a core part of its public relations strategy for the 21st century.

Did the 2010 Shanghai Expo present visitors with a dominant story of world order? This intro to a research article argues that Expos do not work that way.

This article analyzes how the Chinese Communist Party shifted its legitimacy discourse during the 60-year anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.

"Mass-Events in China" (MEC) explores the large-scale media-events that have become a corner stone in China’s 21st century PR strategy. By analysing production backgrounds and media contents, and by engaging with theories of mass-communication, MEC examines what the political, economic, and cultural implications of this strategy are.