Lovely heteronormative families in a harmonious society? The docudrama representations of the human-pet relationship in contemporary China

Liu, T; Hu, T

Lovely heteronormative families in a harmonious society? The docudrama representations of the human-pet relationship in contemporary China

Liu, T

Hu, T

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Publisher:: WILEY
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Popular Culture, 2023, 56, (5-6), pp. 897-909
Issue Date:: 2023-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Liu, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4717-6519
dc.contributor.author	Hu, T
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-09T05:52:08Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-09T05:52:08Z
dc.date.issued	2023-10-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Popular Culture, 2023, 56, (5-6), pp. 897-909
dc.identifier.issn	0022-3840
dc.identifier.issn	1540-5931
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175552
dc.description.abstract	This study examines docudramatic representations of human-pet relationships in China, applying the conversational storytelling research method. The study takes Modern Furry Tale (MFT, 2021), a controversial docudrama streamed on the Tencent Video platform as its targeted case. The article argues that contemporary Chinese docudramas do not so much “document reality” as continue a “cinematic tradition” of presenting “selected reality” by showing an idealized view of the pets“ living conditions and their owners” family lives. Describing and constructing friendly and companionable pet-human relationships, these docudramas reinforce the dominant “positive energy” state ideology, propagandistic mainstream family values, and repressive gender ideologies.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Popular Culture
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/jpcu.13289
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Communication & Media Studies
dc.title	Lovely heteronormative families in a harmonious society? The docudrama representations of the human-pet relationship in contemporary China
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	56
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-02-09T05:52:06Z
pubs.issue	5-6
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	56
utslib.citation.issue	5-6

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This study examines docudramatic representations of human-pet relationships in China, applying the conversational storytelling research method. The study takes Modern Furry Tale (MFT, 2021), a controversial docudrama streamed on the Tencent Video platform as its targeted case. The article argues that contemporary Chinese docudramas do not so much “document reality” as continue a “cinematic tradition” of presenting “selected reality” by showing an idealized view of the pets“ living conditions and their owners” family lives. Describing and constructing friendly and companionable pet-human relationships, these docudramas reinforce the dominant “positive energy” state ideology, propagandistic mainstream family values, and repressive gender ideologies.

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