民粹主义:中国当代电视文化的一种话语实践

Populism in Contemporary Television Culture in China

民粹主义在当代中国虽然并未浮出历史地表成为一种显在话语,但这并不妨碍它作为一种重要的精神资源影响着中国当代电视创作。本文就电视文化中民粹思想的建构动因做了一定的阐释,并认为草根参与及平民关怀是当代民粹主义的显著特征,文章最后就电视文化民粹化的内涵及价值进行了一定的思考。

Though not an explicit discourse in contemporary China, populism has provided intellectual resources for the creation of TV programs .The author of this paper attributes grass-roots participation and concern for ordinary people as features of populism in contemporary China. The article concludes with some reflections upon the implications of populist tendencies in TV culture.