Fun, Pleasure-seeking, but Thoughtful: On Urban Popular Culture in China

Volume 3, Number 2, June 2004
by Tsao Hsingyuan


Article Description

This paper seeks not only to redefine the parameters of popular culture, but also look behind prevalent cultural forms, such as soap operas, political satire and jokes, mass literature, sports and other popular arts, to uncover a fundamental system of value judgments that are at play.


Related Keywords

Tsao Hsingyuan, urban popular culture, social taboo