The "Socialist Transformation" of Memory: Reversing Chinese History Through "Pernicious-Vestiges" Media Discourse

Through discourse analysis and historical comparison of ＂Pernicious Vestiges＂ (Yí Dú/遗毒) narrative in the news text of People’s Daily, this book is devoted to revealing its primary metaphors and political functions in China.

Yusi Liu is Associate Professor at the College of Media and International Culture of Zhejiang University, China. Her research interests include comparative political communication and collective memory.

Ye Ma is a PhD candidate at the College of Media and International Culture of Zhejiang University, China. Her research interests include media and social thought, media memory, political communication, and intellectual studies.