Remembering the Tiananmen incident: a longitudinal study of media representations in Hong Kong, 1989-1999.

Li Yee Ching, Magdalene.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-160).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Acknowledgments --- p.iAbstract --- p.iiChapter Chapter 1: --- IntroductionOverview --- p.1Research Objective --- p.5Conceptualization --- p.7Organization of the paper --- p.11Chapter Chapter 2: --- Communication and Collective MemoryOverview --- p.13Collective Memory and Social Changes --- p.20Collective Memory and Political Changes --- p.22Mass Media and Collective Memory --- p.23Chapter Chapter 3: --- Research DesignDiscourse Analysis of the Representation of June4 --- p.31Data Analysis --- p.34Chapter Chapter 4: --- Initial Frames of Remembrance of the Tiananmen Incident in1989The Structure of the Available Past --- p.38The 1989 Pro-Democracy Movement in Beijing --- p.40Framing the June 4 Incident in the Hong Kong Context --- p.45Contextualizing the 1989 Pro-democracy Movement --- p.56June 4 and the Hong Kong Media --- p.61Chapter Chapter 5: --- The First Anniversary of the Crackdown in1990Commemoration and Collective Memory --- p.66The Commemoration Project of June4 --- p.67The Media as a Field of Memory --- p.68Cultivating Collective Memory --- p.70Interpreting the Changes in Memory --- p.77Chapter Chapter 6: --- The 5th Anniversary of June 4 in1994The Script of the June 4 Anniversary --- p.80The Commemoration Project in1994 --- p.81Shifting Media Representations of Key Players --- p.83Subdued Commemoration of the Media --- p.91The Context of Changes in the June 4 Memory --- p.93The Role of the Media --- p.96Chapter Chapter 7: --- The June 4 Incident Commemoration on the Eve of the1997 HandoverContradictions in the Memory of June4 --- p.101Media's Coverage and the June 4 Commemoration --- p.103Representation of Major Actors in1997 --- p.104Media's Interpretation of the Meaning of June4 --- p.113Interpreting the Changes --- p.115Chapter Chapter 8: --- Commemorating the June 4 Incident in a Chinese City The 10th Anniversary of June4Ambiguous Definition of the June 4 Incident --- p.120The Media and the Mnemonic Dispute --- p.124The Wider Context of the 10th Anniversary --- p.128Remembering to Forget: Interpreting the Changes in1999 --- p.131Chapter Chapter 9: --- Conclusions: The People Will Not Forget --- p.136Bibliography --- p.154Appendix 1: Survey on People's Opinion on the June Fourth Incident --- p.161Appendix 2: Protocol for Textual Analysis --- p.163Appendix 3: Interview Protocol --- p.164Appendix 4:Interviewee Profile --- p.16