| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1. Background and Rationale | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2. Culture and Intercultural Communication | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2.1. Culture among Movie Producers and Audiences | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2.2. Foreign Movie Viewing as Intercultural Communication | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3. Research Methods and Objectives | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4. Thesis Structure | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two: Literature Review | 第19-41页 |
| 2.1. Media and Audience in China | 第19-25页 |
| 2.1.1. Criticism of Foreign Influence via Movies | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.2. Prior Research on Foreign Influence | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.3. Process of Influence | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.4. Interpretation and Use of Foreign Media | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2. Semiotic Theory and Media | 第25-31页 |
| 2.2.1. Semiotics and Intercultural Communication | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2. Semiotics of Film | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.3. Encoding and Decoding | 第27-31页 |
| 2.3. Race and Prejudice in China | 第31-36页 |
| 2.3.1. Chinese Group Identity | 第32-33页 |
| 2.3.2. Racial Constructions and Bias in China | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3.3. Ethnic Identity Construction in China | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3.4. Class as Race in China | 第35-36页 |
| 2.4. Context and Encoding | 第36-41页 |
| 2.4.1. (Not) Displaying a Message of Race and Prejudice | 第36-39页 |
| 2.4.2. Opening Audiences' Eyes to Slavery | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Three: Methodology | 第41-49页 |
| 3.1. Research Questions | 第41-43页 |
| 3.2. Thematic Analysis Overview | 第43-45页 |
| 3.2.1. Thematic Analysis Process | 第44-45页 |
| 3.3. Interview Process | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter Four: Results | 第49-84页 |
| 4.1. Thematic Analysis | 第49-64页 |
| 4.1.1. Zootopia Overview | 第49-50页 |
| 4.1.2. Enjoying a Disney Movie among Other Movies | 第50-54页 |
| 4.1.3. Perceiving Messages as Problem,Action,and Goal | 第54-56页 |
| 4.1.4. Multiple Evaluations of Messages Regarding Prejudice | 第56-57页 |
| 4.1.5. 12 Years a Slave Overview | 第57页 |
| 4.1.6. Visceral Images of Slavery | 第57-58页 |
| 4.1.7. A Well-Made, Necessary Lesson Addressing Racial Prejudice | 第58-60页 |
| 4.1.8. Insincere Motivations and Critical Distance | 第60-63页 |
| 4.1.9. Thematic Analysis Summary and Comparison of Audiences | 第63-64页 |
| 4.2. Interview Results | 第64-84页 |
| 4.2.1. Zootopia: An Animated Movie with Surprising Depth | 第64-66页 |
| 4.2.2. Connecting with Characters' Setbacks. Perseverance,and Change | 第66-68页 |
| 4.2.3. Societal Issues in Zootopia and in China | 第68-72页 |
| 4.2.4. 12 Years a Slave: Learning from Heavy History | 第72-74页 |
| 4.2.5. Resonating with Despair and Hope | 第74-77页 |
| 4.2.6. Values and Perseverance towards Justice in Society | 第77-80页 |
| 4.2.7. Messages of Perseverance and Bias in Zootopia and 12 Years a Slave | 第80-84页 |
| Chapter Five: Discussion | 第84-106页 |
| 5.1. Comparing Audience Decodings | 第84-96页 |
| 5.1.1. Audience Differences in Decoding Messages from Zootopia | 第84-87页 |
| 5.1.2. Decoding Context-Based Messages in 12 Years a Slave | 第87-91页 |
| 5.1.3. Localized, Negotiated Decodings of Prejudice in Zootopia | 第91-94页 |
| 5.1.4. Decontextualized,Negotiated Decodings of 12 Years a Slave | 第94-96页 |
| 5.2. Societal and Cultural Influence on Audience Reception | 第96-103页 |
| 5.2.1. Incompatibility of Race in US Movies and Race in China | 第97-99页 |
| 5.2.2. External Foreign Frames and Internal Cultural Views | 第99-102页 |
| 5.2.3. Further Evidence of Localization of Meanings | 第102-103页 |
| 5.3. Hierarchy and Mastery as Influential Values | 第103-106页 |
| Chapter Six: Conclusion | 第106-110页 |
| 6.1. Findings | 第106-107页 |
| 6.2. Limitations | 第107-108页 |
| 6.3. Future Research | 第108-109页 |
| 6.4. Concluding Remarks | 第109-110页 |
| References | 第110-116页 |
| Appendices | 第116-144页 |
| Appendix 1.1:Thematic Analysis Codes and Examples | 第116-144页 |
| Appendix 1.2: Interview Protocol | 第144页 |
