Like Mangoes in July The Work of Richard Fung |
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| Editor:
| Lee, Helen
Sakamoto, Kerri |
| ISBN: | 978-1-894663-22-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | Insomniac Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Richard Fung has long been a major voice navigating complex debates on sexuality, race and representation. As a video artist, critic and activist, he has made formative contributions to queer politics and critical race theory, while forging a new poetics of diasporic identity and narrative hybridity. This comprehensive volume includes commentary and in-depth analysis of seminal video works such as 'Chinese Characters' and 'My Mother's Place' and also of Fung's writing. An essential...
More DescriptionRichard Fung has long been a major voice navigating complex debates on sexuality, race and representation. As a video artist, critic and activist, he has made formative contributions to queer politics and critical race theory, while forging a new poetics of diasporic identity and narrative hybridity. This comprehensive volume includes commentary and in-depth analysis of seminal video works such as 'Chinese Characters' and 'My Mother's Place' and also of Fung's writing. An essential overview of Fung's pioneering work in contemporary film and video, this is the second in the Images Festival's monograph series placing Canadian contemporary media artists in an international critical context. Contributors include Cameron Bailey, Monika Kin Gagnon, Kyo Maclear, and commentaries by Lawrence Chua, Sara Diamond, John Greyson, Mike Hoolboom and Lisa Lowe.