{"title":"Wei Dong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWei Dong\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a thoughtful exploration of the intersections between culture, politics, and emotion. His work delves into how affect shapes social and political dynamics, providing insightful perspectives that enrich contemporary discussions in education and social theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect intellectually rigorous yet accessible texts that illuminate the subtle forces influencing human behaviour and societal change. Wei Dong’s contributions are essential for those interested in the cultural dimensions of education and the nuanced politics of emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-cultural-politics-of-affect-and-emotion-by-wei-dong-9783837662849","title":"The Cultural Politics of Affect and Emotion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst the background of the media commercialization reform since the 1990s in China and drawing on the case of \u003cem\u003eX-Change\u003c\/em\u003e (2006-2019), Wei Dong investigates the entanglements between emotion and subjectivity, ideology, identity and hegemonic power in the multimodal text of the program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe focus lies on the ways in which emotions are appropriated and disciplined by regimes of power and identity, and the ways in which affect — in this case primarily \u003cem\u003ekuqing\u003c\/em\u003e (bitter emotions) communicated by the material and the body — have the potential to challenge or exceed existing relations of power in the mediascape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWei Dong shows how Chinese reality TV provides a historical and theoretical opportunity for understanding the affective structures of contemporary China in the dynamic process of fracture and integration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464310636780,"sku":"9783837662849","price":104.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783837662849-the-cultural-politics-of-affect-and-emotion.jpg?v=1775046293"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/wei-dong.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}