The Nanjing Massacre and the Making of Mediated Trauma

Drawing on cultural trauma theory, this book investigates how collective memory of the Nanjing Massacre is fashioned in China and how the mass media, political power and public praxis jointly shape the politics and culture of memory in contemporary China.

Autorentext

Hongtao LI is a professor of media studies at Zhejiang University. His research interests include media sociology, cultural memory and global communication.

Shunming HUANG is a professor of journalism at Sichuan University. His research interests include media sociology, cultural memory, etc.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Towards an Enduring Commemoration 2. From Atrocities to Massacre 3. The Narrative about Humiliation and the Construction of Trauma 4. Marking the "Site of Memory" with Numbers 5. The Making of the Online Memorial Space 6. The Collaboration and Contestation over Cyber Memories 7. Conclusion