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Analysis of China’s Mainstream Media’s Construction on the Concept of Freedom to Love - Taking People’s Daily as an Example

Authors
Zhiming Liu1, *, Qinya Yin2
1Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Hong Kong
2Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
*Corresponding author. Email: lzm0207@163.com
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Zhiming Liu
Available Online 1 March 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-004-6_43How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Mainstream media; Freedom to love; Discourse analysis; Agenda- setting
Abstract

At the beginning of the 20th century, class, race and gender were the three main themes of mainstream global cultural studies. Gender and sexuality remain at the core of how people think about their identities, whilst media and communications are a central element of modern life. Individuals’ and the public’s perception of gender is affected by many factors, while state propaganda plays an essential role. As a significant communication platform, the mainstream media plays a crucial role in the influence of gender culture. Based on agenda-setting theories and through discourse analysis in Chinese official media - People’s Daily, this study tries to analyze the reports related to love from 1946 to 2012 to reveal the construction on the concept of “freedom to love.“ According to the analysis, People’s Daily serves as a megaphone and a sounder. Its reports are primarily based on times characteristics and focused on national policy. Additionally, it is in the process of propagandizing freedom to love with a gradually open attitude. The notion of freedom, however, nevertheless strongly reflects the period and the limitations of conventional thinking. This study also needs to strengthen its description and definition of “freedom of love.“ Therefore, the discussion of “freedom of love” in this paper also has certain limitations.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
1 March 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-004-6_43
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2352-5398
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