重塑中国农民形象：赵本山1995～2000年小品研究

Introduction： Interrogating Images of Chinese Peasantry

Ⅰ Chinese Peasantry Presented in Traditional Chinese Culture

1 Images of Peasantry in The Four Books

2 Images of Peasantry in Chinese Idioms/Fables

3 Images of Peasantry in Other Literary Works

4 Literature on Peasants' Insurgence

5 Images of Peasantry in Popular Culture

Ⅱ Power in Popular Culture and Branding Characteristics

1 Current State of Cultural Studies

2 Mechanisms of Popular Culture

（1） Language

（2） Contradictions and Complexity

（3） Conformity versus Subversion

（4） Humor， Guerrilla Strategy， and Appropriation

（5） Setting， Context， Theme

3 A Brief Account of Zhao Benshan's Comic Sketches

Ⅲ Methodology

Ⅳ Structure

Ⅴ Selection

Chapter One： Articulating for the Chinese Peasants

Ⅰ Power and Representation： Images and Stereotypes

Ⅱ Zhao's CSs as Power Front for the Peasants

Ⅲ Significant Themes of Zhao' s CSs

1 Aspects of Amelioration and Brightness of Peasant Life

2 Unfavorable Images of Peasants

Ⅳ General Strategies in Zhao's CS

Chapter Two： The Linguistic Complexity

Ⅰ Dialect and Colloquialism： Micro Narration for

Macro Culture

Ⅱ Humor： Shortcut in Confrontations

Ⅲ Tones， Intonation， and Purposeful Misuse of Language

Ⅳ Governing Principle： Relevance

Ⅴ Linguistic Power： Driving Toward the Goal

Chapter Three： Cultural Ambivalence

Ⅰ Contexts： Ideological and Cultural Implications

Ⅱ Conformity： Endorsing Ontological Ideologies

Ⅲ Subversion： Empowering the Powerless

Ⅳ Romanticizing the Margins

Chapter Four： Can the Chinese Peasants Speak？

Ⅰ Preconditions for Effective Articulation：Language and Knowledge

Ⅱ Can the Chinese Peasants Speak？

Ⅲ Can Zhao Speak for the Chinese Peasants？

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Bibliography

References in English

References in Chinese

Major Films and Websites

Appendix A： Three of the Quoted Fables and Idioms

Ⅰ The Foolish Old Man and the Wise Man

Ⅱ The Farmer Who Abandoned His Cattle

Ⅲ The Rich Man Who Wanted One More Sheep

Appendix B： A Brief CV of Zhao Benshan and His

Major Works

Appendix C： Scripts for Four of Zhao's Comic Sketches

Ⅰ 红高粱模特队 （1997）

（Red Sorghum Models）

Ⅱ 拜年 （1998）

（Spring Festival Call）

Ⅲ 昨天、今天、明天 （1999）

（Yesterday， Today， and Tomorrow）

Ⅳ 钟点工 （2000）

（Odd Job）

《重塑中国农民形象：赵本山小品研究（1995-2000年）》运用后殖民研究、话语权力、大众文化、话语权、弱势群体研究等文化研究理论，以及语用学中的话语幽默、认知语境、关联等理论，对赵本山等人通过小品塑造中国农民形象这一文化现象进行了研究。
传统中国文化作品中的农民形象多是负面的。而赵本山1995-2000年间在央视春节联欢晚会上演的系列小品，从正面的角度全面重塑了中国农民形象，具有重要的文化意义。