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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CULTURAL STUDIES
卷 16, 期 3, 页码 285-309出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1367549413476013
关键词
Encoding; decoding; circuit of culture; infant formula; food scares; TV advertising; science; nature; China
This article analyses the representation and consumption of infant formula advertising on Chinese television, following the food scare of 2008 when milk supplies were contaminated with the poisonous chemical melamine. Drawing on the concepts of encoding/decoding and 'circuit of culture', the article investigates how the Chinese dairy industry encodes the messages of food safety and quality in their advertisements, and how parents decode these messages as part of their daily risk management strategies. Combining a critical analysis of advertising imagery with focus group and interview evidence regarding its consumption, the article suggests that the dairy industry juxtaposed images of science and nature to mediate messages about the quality and safety of infant formula. The study's evidence confirms that Chinese consumers decode these messages based on their previous experience and knowledge, exhibiting considerable ambivalence about the advertising of infant formula and reflecting significant anxiety about the product's quality and safety.
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