Media production

Author: Huang Fayou
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Look, They Are Coming (Preface by the Editor-in-Chief) Preface Introduction Literature, Media, and the Literary Ecology Part I Literary Journals Chapter The Vanguard Literature and the Differentiation of Journals I. From Dormant Growth toII. From Golden Cicada Molting to Masked Carnival Chapter Journal Planning and Literary Production I. Resisting CrisisII. Literary WorkshopIII. The Cage of Individuality Chapter "Contemporary" and Realism I. Passing the Torch of the Extinguished FireII. The Limitations of Realism Chapter "Novel Monthly" and the "Selection Phenomenon" I. PresentismII. Moderate TasteIII. The Effect of Reproduction Chapter "Mountain Flower" and Marginal Journals I. The Significance of the MarginalII. Boundless ExplorationIII. The Editor-in-Chief's Style Chapter "Northeast Front" and Critical Trends I. Aesthetics in ActionII. Symphony on the EdgeIII. Vigilance in Frozen LandIV. The Dilemma of "Contingency" Chapter "Beautiful Writings" and the Direction of Prose I. "Prose That Is Not Like Prose"II. "Making the Tips of Branches Big"III. "What Matters Most Is the Human Element"
Part II Literary Publishing Chapter The Issue of "Rewriting" and Changes in Editions I. The Old and the NewII. A Chorus Without SelfIII. A Conspiring Forgetfulness Chapter The Cultural Transformation of Literary Publishing I. The Noose of Fame and FortuneII. The Chains of "Freedom"III. A Hollow Feast Chapter The Contemporary Predicament of the People's Literature Publishing House I. Glories and RegretsII. The Dream of RevivalIII. Profit and Belief Chapter The Brand Strategy of "Tiger with a Plum" I. Justifying EntertainmentII. Unchanging ConsolationIII. Durable Contemporary Writings
Part III Cross-Media Communication Chapter The Literary Crisis in the Era of Film and Television I. The Script Age of LiteratureII. The Illusion of OriginalityIII. Growing Farther from the HeartIV. The Rebirth or End of Literature Chapter The Emotional Patterns of Online Literature I. Cultural GhostsII. Narcissistic GamesIII. Cold-Blooded Carnival Chapter Cultural Reflections on Literary Awards I. Skills Beyond PoetryII. Grand NightmaresIII. The Game of Balance Chapter Media Criticism and Parasitic Culture I. Shadow CriticismII. Selling CriticismIII. Parasitic Personality Chapter Media Taste and Literary Symptoms I. Information-Based WritingII. Backup WritingIII. Literary Amnesia
Postscript: Thinking Like Fire – On Huang Fayou's Literary Criticism