Cinema Taiwan: Politics, Popularity and State of the Arts

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Synopsis
Following the recent success of Taiwanese film directors, such as Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Ang Lee and Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwanese film is raising its profile in contemporary cinema. This collection presents an exciting and ambitious foray into the cultural politics of contemporary Taiwan film that goes beyond the auterist mode, the nation-state argument and vestiges of the New Cinema. Cinema Taiwan considers the complex problems of popularity, conflicts between transnational capital and local practice, non-fiction and independent filmmaking as emerging modes of address, and new possibilities of forging vibrant film cultures embedded in national (identity) politics, gender/sexuality and community activism. Insightful and challenging, the essays in this collection will attract attention to a globally significant field of cultural production and will appeal to readers from the areas of film studies, cultural studies and Chinese culture and society.
Copyright:
2007

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781134125821
Related ISBNs:
9780203964392, 9780415412582, 9780415412582, 9780415412575, 9780415412575
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Editorial matter and selection, Darrell William Davis and Ru-shou Robert Chen
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Computers and Internet, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Darrell William Davis
Edited by:
Ru-shou Robert Chen

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