Image Reconstruction and the Reflection of Values in the Formation of National Traumatic Memories： A Review of Recent Anti-Japanese War Films and Teleplays in China

The cosmopolitan cultural behaviors employed by war films and teleplays in the reconstruction of national traumatic memories are worthy of understanding and respect. However, in present-day China, the quantity of Anti-Japanese War films and teleplays is abnormally high, and their values deeply enmeshed in a radical nationalism. The result is a general trend towards a ＂carnival of vengeful images.＂ Given the potential harms implicit in this situation, the question of just what kind of war narratives are appropriate for the contemporary circumstances of globalization should receive serious attention and reconsideration from society at large.

抗战微电影:凝聚民族精神 传播地域文化

为纪念抗战胜利70周年,2013-2015年间全国各地筹拍了一批抗战题材微电影,其中的优秀之作主旨鲜明,弘扬民族精神的同时传播地域文化。民族精神表现为爱国情怀、民族性格与民族节操;地域文化主要表现为富有特色的地域风貌、古迹风俗及体现地域符码的方言。两者紧密交融,构成了抗战微电影的主旋律。