Censorship, Pandemic, and the Field of Power: The Death and Revival of a Chinese War Epic
This case study examines the dramatic change of fortune of the Chinese war epic “The Eight Hundred”. The movie was censored in 2019 during China’s celebration of the country’s 70th anniversary but became the market-saving hero in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Through the lens of Bourdie...
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MDPI AG
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Journalism and Media |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/3/4/51 |