Television Aesthetic Culture Research

Author: Dai Qing
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features:
The book's features: Aesthetic Transformation—Integrating discussions on aesthetic culture from contemporary academic thought in aesthetics, focusing on the specific study of television dramas as the most vibrant and representative cultural form of contemporary aesthetic culture. Intellectual Pursuit—Absorbing current intellectual and cultural resources, grasping the ideological and cultural context and characteristics of television dramas. Methodological Awareness—Integrating critical theories from both China and the world to construct research concepts and critical methods for television dramas. Critical Practice—Combining artistic perception, professional criticism, and theoretical construction through thematic research and analysis of hot topics. The book integrates cutting-edge academic thought in aesthetics, placing the study of television dramas within the specific macro background and perspective of transitional social culture. It provides a historical review and comprehensive analysis of the connotation and development of aesthetic culture, focusing on its contemporary and practical characteristics. At the meso level, it analyzes and grasps the current ideological and cultural context and characteristics of Chinese television dramas, reflecting on and exploring the construction of critical subjectivity. It also discusses research methods and models for contemporary Chinese television dramas from the perspective of combining cultural sociology with aesthetic speculation, using thematic research and micro-analysis of characteristic works to practice the theoretical pursuit of the book. The entire book aims to comprehensively grasp the overall cultural characteristics and aesthetic qualities of Chinese television dramas through the integration of macro cultural perspectives, meso methodological approaches, and micro-specific analyses from multiple levels and angles.