Chinese Communication Studies: Contexts and Comparisons

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Offers current and in-depth analysis of many often-overlooked subjects and controversial areas in the field of Chinese communication. Many varying factors contribute to the dynamics of Chinese communication, which both resembles and differs from its Western counterparts. In this provocative new collection of essays, an international group of scholars challenges the conventional notion of Chinese culture as static, recognizing the causes of cultural change and strategies of resistance. Examining communication contexts in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Chinese Communication Studies: Context and Comparisons considers the relationship between culture and communication in Chinese political, gender, family, and media contexts, providing the reader with insight both into how enduring Chinese cultural values are, and how they are being appropriated to meet political and economic goals. Moreover, comparisons and distinctions are made between Chinese and Western communication concepts and practices on the issues of human rights, world opinions, pedagogical approaches, and instruction of rhetoric. In a work sure to be of value to many disciplines, the authors trace the historical development of ideas and value systems of both cultures, rendering an understanding of similarities and differences in both communication and cultural mindsets.

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.,."goes a long way in offsetting misunderstandings and misperceptions about Chinese culture and people. Recommended. Graduate and research collections."-Choice
...goes a long way in offsetting misunderstandings and misperceptions about Chinese culture and people. Recommended. Graduate and research collections.-Choice
[i]f more of us are willing to "go native" and to entertain a third (nonbinary) position, we will be more likely to articulate our differences and similarities- in places where they can be least expected and more significant. It is these moments of discovery that make comparative studies worth our while and that make this book worth reading.-Rhetoric Review
"if more of us are willing to "go native" and to entertain a third (nonbinary) position, we will be more likely to articulate our differences and similarities- in places where they can be least expected and more significant. It is these moments of discovery that make comparative studies worth our while and that make this book worth reading."-Rhetoric Review
..."goes a long way in offsetting misunderstandings and misperceptions about Chinese culture and people. Recommended. Graduate and research collections."-Choice
"[i]f more of us are willing to "go native" and to entertain a third (nonbinary) position, we will be more likely to articulate our differences and similarities- in places where they can be least expected and more significant. It is these moments of discovery that make comparative studies worth our while and that make this book worth reading."-Rhetoric Review

Author Bio

XING LU is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communications at DePaul University in Chicago. WENSHAN JIA is an Assistant Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication and Media at the State University of New York at New Paltz. D. RAY HEISEY is Professor and Director Emeritus at the School of Communication Studies at Kent State University.