05/05/2025
n February 2025, Dr. Chiara Lepri (36th cycle), alumna of the PhD Program in Civilizations of Asia and Africa (AO curriculum), was awarded the 2024/2025 "Dino Buzzetti" Research Prize, granted by AIUCD – the Italian Association for Digital Humanities and Digital Culture. Her project, entitled Power and Patriotism in Chinese Cinema. A Lexicometrical Analysis of PRC's Contemporary Propaganda Blockbusters, offers an interdisciplinary analysis of contemporary Chinese cinema, combining digital humanities methodologies, Sinological studies, and film analysis. The research focuses on a lexicometric analysis of the subtitles of a selection of films belonging to the “main melody cinema” genre, a type of propaganda blockbuster that has enjoyed great popularity in China since the 2000s. By applying computational text mining techniques, the project aims to identify recurring keywords in the films and interpret them through filmic and narrative analysis, thus offering a cross-sectional reading of this cinematic phenomenon.
For more information: https://www.aiucd.it/assegnazione-del-premio-buzzetti-2024-25/