Image Reconstruction and the Reflection of Values in the Formation of National Traumatic Memories: A Review of Recent Anti-Japanese War Films and Teleplays in China

GAI Qi

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Front. Lit. Stud. China ›› 2015, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (2) : 306-317. DOI: 10.3868/s010-004-015-0013-7
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Image Reconstruction and the Reflection of Values in the Formation of National Traumatic Memories: A Review of Recent Anti-Japanese War Films and Teleplays in China

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The cosmopolitan cultural behaviors employed by war films and teleplays in the reconstruction of national traumatic memories are worthy of understanding and respect. However, in present-day China, the quantity of Anti-Japanese War films and teleplays is abnormally high, and their values deeply enmeshed in a radical nationalism. The result is a general trend towards a “carnival of vengeful images.” Given the potential harms implicit in this situation, the question of just what kind of war narratives are appropriate for the contemporary circumstances of globalization should receive serious attention and reconsideration from society at large.

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national traumatic memories / Anti-Japanese War films and teleplays / carnival of vengeful images / war narratives

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GAI Qi. Image Reconstruction and the Reflection of Values in the Formation of National Traumatic Memories: A Review of Recent Anti-Japanese War Films and Teleplays in China. Front. Lit. Stud. China, 2015, 9(2): 306‒317 https://doi.org/10.3868/s010-004-015-0013-7

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