A Companion to Chinese Cinema 1st Edition by Yingjin Zhang (PDF)

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A Companion to Chinese Cinema is a collection of original essays written by experts in a range of disciplines that provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state of Chinese cinema. Represents the most comprehensive coverage of Chinese cinema to dateApplies a multidisciplinary approach that maps the expanding field of Chinese cinema in bold and definitive waysDraws attention to previously neglected areas such as diasporic filmmaking, independent documentary, film styles and techniques, queer aesthetics, star studies, film and other arts or mediaFeatures several chapters that explore China’s new market economy, government policy, and industry practice, placing the intricate relationship between film and politics in a historical and international contextIncludes overviews of Chinese film studies in Chinese and English publications

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Editorial Reviews: Review “This outstanding anthology offers an encyclopedic coverage of Chinese cinema form multiple angles, and will be the standard reference in Chinese cinema studies in the years to come.” – Sheldon Lu, University of California, Davis “Like its editor, this Companion is reliable, encyclopedic, and friendly. Traveling from silent melodramas to the urban generation, from Mainland China to Hong Kong and Taiwan, we now have the docent we need.” – Dudley Andrew, Yale University“This stunning collection―a must-read for anyone interested in the complicated dynamics of Chinese cinema past and present―features state-of-the-art research by highly respected veteran scholars and brilliant newcomers.” – Paul G. Pickowicz, University of California, San Diego From the Inside Flap A Companion to Chinese Cinema features a collection of original readings that offer a comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state of Chinese cinema. Essays consider Chinese cinema from a variety of historical and geo-political centers—Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taiwan—and offer a critical examination of major accomplishments of Chinese film studies in various categories—film history and geography, industry and institution, media and arts, genre and representation, issues and debates. This collaborative project brings together specialists across a range of disciplines to consider Chinese cinema from a variety of methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks. This interdisciplinary approach allows for an unprecedented breadth of innovative ideas that facilitate a better understanding of Chinese cinema as it relates to artistic projects, social practices, political institutions, and expanding international markets. A Companion to Chinese Cinema offers an important analysis of a growing force in international cinema. From the Back Cover A Companion to Chinese Cinema features a collection of original readings that offer a comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state of Chinese cinema. Essays consider Chinese cinema from a variety of historical and geo-political centers―Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taiwan―and offer a critical examination of major accomplishments of Chinese film studies in various categories―film history and geography, industry and institution, media and arts, genre and representation, issues and debates. This collaborative project brings together specialists across a range of disciplines to consider Chinese cinema from a variety of methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks. This interdisciplinary approach allows for an unprecedented breadth of innovative ideas that facilitate a better understanding of Chinese cinema as it relates to artistic projects, social practices, political institutions, and expanding international markets. A Companion to Chinese Cinema offers an important analysis of a growing force in international cinema. About the Author Yingjin Zhang is Professor of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at University of California, San Diego, and Visiting Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University, China. He is the author of The City in Modern Chinese Literature and Film (1996), Screening China (2002), Chinese National Cinema (2004), and Cinema, Space, and Polylocality in a Globalizing China (2010); co-author of Encyclopedia of Chinese Film (1998); editor of China in a Polycentric World (1998) and Cinema and Urban Culture in Shanghai, 1922-1943 (1999); and co-editor of From Underground to Independent (2006) and Chinese Film Stars (2010). Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐A prime example of how to take a mundane topic and transform it into nearly 600 pages of unintelligible garbage. The diction used is so unnecessarily advanced I found myself translating all the confounding words into their ridiculously simple counterparts just to try and decipher what the author’s points even are. Speaking of points, I believe the author doesn’t actually have any. All the author does is quote other people’s opinions in a long, never-ending array of uninspired paragraphs. I will give a star, though, because I feel bad for the author getting no mention anywhere on the book. Unless the editor is also the author (in which case just says he’s the author), it’s quite amazing how no amount of research can uncover who actually wrote this nonsense. Sadly, I still have continue this hell of trying to decipher a book clearly meant for somebody who already knows everything about Chinese Cinema beforehand and would like to be reminded about how intelligent and posh they are.

⭐I was expecting the hardcover version with the library binding and received the lower quality hardcover which was a major disappointment.

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