Seminar Notice
Political Representation of China in Africa:
The Tale of a Panda in the Backyard, or aDragon Threatening the Child?
Africa Communication Research Centre,Communication University of China(CUC)
主持人：非洲传媒研究中心主任 张艳秋教授
时间：2014年 6月13 日（周五） 下午2:30-4:00
地点：42号楼一层会议室
Chair: Prof.Zhang Yanqiu, Director of Africa Communication Research Centre
Date:13th June, 2014
Time:2:30p.m.-4:00p.m.
Venue:Meeting Room, 1st floor, No.42 Bldg, Institute of CommunicationStudies, CUC
Abstract:
In this research I examine the economist for politicalcartoon and rhetorical strategies of representing Sino-African relations toascertain the kind of media portrayal is diffused. I also juxtapose this representationwith cartoons coming out of Chinese newspaper (China Daily Africa Weekly,actually) and raise some suggestions as to how these are controversial.
Speakers:
LinaBenabdallah, University of Florida
Herresearch centers on studying the concept of power at the international leveland zooms into Sino-African power relations as a specific specialization. Priorto embarking on the doctoral journey, she was a Fulbright scholar in 2007 andattended Missouri State University for a Master’s degree in InternationalAffairs and Administration. In 2010, Ms. Benabdallah worked and lived inDalian, Liaoning (China) for a year directing the English programs of MissouriState University’s Business College and running language tests for exchangestudents. Her research interests include: EmergingPowers, Chinese Foreign Aid to African States, South-south relations’ powergaps, Theories of governance, and International Development.
