Chinese films can be subjected to Jungian symbol analysis. By constructing a Jungian analytic framework, archetypal elements in film can be found and explained. Fei Mu's 'Spring in a Small Town' ...Show moreChinese films can be subjected to Jungian symbol analysis. By constructing a Jungian analytic framework, archetypal elements in film can be found and explained. Fei Mu's 'Spring in a Small Town' (1948) and Alan Mak and Andrew Lau's 'Infernal Affairs' (2005) both yield ample material when subjected to a Jungian analysis. Selectivity, subjectivity and the impossibility of falsification remain problematic when analyzing films for symbols.Show less
Close reading of the depiction of Moon Festivals in chapters 53-54 and 75-76, viewed as framing the novel's structural centre, examining dialogues, stories and poems and how they reflect on the...Show moreClose reading of the depiction of Moon Festivals in chapters 53-54 and 75-76, viewed as framing the novel's structural centre, examining dialogues, stories and poems and how they reflect on the conditions of the Jia family. Traces motif of self-referentiality and the changing moods that foreshadow the changing fortunes of the family. Compares different translations of passages as against their original to support argument.Show less
Research master thesis | Asian Studies (research) (MA)
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In this thesis I conduct discourse analysis on the traditional values of talent show The Voice of China (TVoC). Whereas former talent shows have been suspended because of ‘low moral standards and...Show moreIn this thesis I conduct discourse analysis on the traditional values of talent show The Voice of China (TVoC). Whereas former talent shows have been suspended because of ‘low moral standards and vulgar content’, TVoC already finished its third season in 2014. In this thesis I show that traditional Chinese values can intertwine perfectly with the Western values of TVoC, and that the discourse of harmony is reinforced multiple times in the end. The traditional values and the concept of harmony are in line with what the Chinese government propagates. Taking this and the restrictions on former talent shows into account I therefore argue that self-censorship of TVoC due to soft-power of the government has been the case in talent show TVoC.Show less
