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AlbakiReads Editorial A multi-angle map of Chinese-language cinema
A multi-angle map of Chinese-language cinema
Edited by Carlos Rojas, this substantial reference volume treats “Chinese cinema” as a contested and expansive category rather than a single national tradition. Its thirty-three essays organize the field through three lenses: historical periods and shifting political identities; genres and formal questions; and the systems of production, distribution, and reception that shape film culture. Coverage reaches from the industry’s 1920s beginnings to contemporary Hong Kong, Taiwan, and diasporic contexts. Individual topics include Chinese opera and technological innovation, Maoist film, and kung fu action cinema, placing aesthetic forms alongside questions of ideology, institutions, language, and national belonging.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Students and researchers of film history and criticism
- Readers studying Chinese, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, or diasporic cinema
- Those interested in cinema’s links to politics, identity, and media institutions
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Chinese cinemasNational and political identityFilm genres and formProduction, distribution, and receptionDiaspora and transnational cinema
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Book Overview What does it mean for a cinematic work to be "Chinese"? Does it refer specifically to a work's subject, or does it also reflect considera...
What does it mean for a cinematic work to be "Chinese"? Does it refer specifically to a work's subject, or does it also reflect considerations of language, ethnicity, nationality, ideology, or political orientation? Such questions make any single approach to a vast field like "Chinese cinema" difficult at best. Accordingly, The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Cinemas situates the term more broadly among various different phases, genres, and distinct national configurations, while taking care to address the consequences of grouping together so many disparate histories under a single banner.
Offering both a platform for cross-disciplinary dialogue and a mapping of Chinese cinema as an expanded field, this Handbook presents thirty-three essays by leading researchers and scholars intent on yielding new insights and new analyses using three different methodologies. Chapters in Part I investigate the historical periodizations of the field through changing notions of national and political identity -- all the way from the industry's beginnings in the 1920s up to its current forms in contemporary Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the global diaspora. Chapters in Part II feature studies centered on the field's taxonomical formalities, including such topics as the role of the Chinese opera in technological innovation, the political logic of the "Maoist film," and the psychoanalytic formula of the kung fu action film. Finally, in Part III, focus is given to the structural elements that comprise a work's production, distribution, and reception to reveal the broader cinematic apparatuses within which these works are positioned. Taken together, the multipronged approach supports a wider platform beyond the geopolitical and linguistic limitations in existing scholarship.
Expertly edited to illustrate a representative set of up to date topics and approaches, The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Cinemas provides a vital addition to a burgeoning field still in its formative stages.
Offering both a platform for cross-disciplinary dialogue and a mapping of Chinese cinema as an expanded field, this Handbook presents thirty-three essays by leading researchers and scholars intent on yielding new insights and new analyses using three different methodologies. Chapters in Part I investigate the historical periodizations of the field through changing notions of national and political identity -- all the way from the industry's beginnings in the 1920s up to its current forms in contemporary Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the global diaspora. Chapters in Part II feature studies centered on the field's taxonomical formalities, including such topics as the role of the Chinese opera in technological innovation, the political logic of the "Maoist film," and the psychoanalytic formula of the kung fu action film. Finally, in Part III, focus is given to the structural elements that comprise a work's production, distribution, and reception to reveal the broader cinematic apparatuses within which these works are positioned. Taken together, the multipronged approach supports a wider platform beyond the geopolitical and linguistic limitations in existing scholarship.
Expertly edited to illustrate a representative set of up to date topics and approaches, The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Cinemas provides a vital addition to a burgeoning field still in its formative stages.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 709 | Language: English | Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR | ISBN: 0190050713
FormatPaperback
Pages709
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0190050713
EAN9780190050719
PublisherOXFORD UNIV PR
Publication Date2019-05-15
EditionIllustrated
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight2.5 Pounds
Length9.5 Inches
Width6.6 Inches
Height1.6 Inches
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