As the first book to introduce and analyze cultural studies in contemporary China, this volume is an important resource for Western scholars wishing to understand the rise and development of cultural studies in China. Organized according to subject, it includes extensive material examining the relationships between culture and politics, as well as culture and institutions in contemporary China. Further, it discusses the development of cultural debates.

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Part i context and background.- Chapter 1 Social and cultural context of the emergence of Cultural studies in China.- Chapter 2 Intellective Background of the emergence of Cultural studies.- Part ii The main issues and the transformation of paradigms.- Chapter 3 Paradigms of popular culture studies.- Chapter 4 cultural studies and national identity.- Chapter 5 media studies in China.- Chapter 6 feminism and gender.- Chapter 7 Consumerism and body.- Chapter 8 Studies on the urban space.- Part iii Cultural studies and academic institution.- Chapter 9 Cultural studies and the reflection on literary theory as a discipline.- Chapter 10 The institutionalization and anti- institutionalization of cultural studies.- Chapter 11 Teaching cultural studies.- Addendum Practice of cultural studies in Hong Kong and Taiwan.