Memory, Subjectivity and Independent Chinese Cinema |
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| Author:
| Wang, Qi |
| Series title: | Edinburgh Studies in East Asian Film EUP Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7486-9233-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $266.84 |
Book Description:
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Through a connected investigation of cultural and cinematic concepts including historical consciousness, personal memory, narrative, performance, subjectivity, spatiality, and the body, Wang weaves a critical narrative of the formation of a unique post-socialist cultural consciousness that enables independent cinema and media to become a highly significant and effective conduit for historical thinking in contemporary China. Covering directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen...
More DescriptionThrough a connected investigation of cultural and cinematic concepts including historical consciousness, personal memory, narrative, performance, subjectivity, spatiality, and the body, Wang weaves a critical narrative of the formation of a unique post-socialist cultural consciousness that enables independent cinema and media to become a highly significant and effective conduit for historical thinking in contemporary China.
Covering directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Jia Zhangke, Jiang Wen, Lou Ye, Meng Jinghui, Wang Bing, Wang Guangli, Duan Jinchuan, Cui Zi'en, Shi Tou, and Tang Danhong, this book is essential reading for all students and scholars in Chinese film.