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Title: | Africa and Africans in Wolf Warrior 2 : narratives of trust, patriotism and rationalized racism among Chinese University students |
Authors: | Talmacs, Nicole |
Keywords: | College students -- China Motion pictures -- China Trust Racism Patriotism -- China |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Ltd. |
Citation: | Talmacs, N. (2020). Africa and Africans in Wolf Warrior 2: Narratives of trust, patriotism and rationalized racism among Chinese university students. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 55(8), 1230-1245. |
Abstract: | This paper analyses responses from Chinese university students to China’s most successful blockbuster to date, Wolf Warrior 2. Responses revealed racialized language objectifying the black African Other and affirmation of existing scepticisms towards Sino-African relations. It is argued that these responses must be understood within the context of trust these students have in the mediated messages they encounter, the Chinese leadership, the hearsay of social networks, and film industry standards established by Hollywood, all of which precondition Chinese student understandings of ‘Africa’ and ‘Africans’ that informs their viewing experience. Trust in the nation’s film industry, however, also suggests Chinese cinema may have the ability to improve racial awareness among Chinese audiences. To do so though, would require a shift in the film industry’s objectives from its current efforts in patriotic education, to portraying China and the Chinese as one of many within an interconnected global community. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/108372 |
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