Teaching Film from the People's Republic of China (Options for Teaching)

By: Zhuoyi Wang, Emily Wilcox, and Hongmei Yu

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Synopsis: This volume brings a diverse range of voices--from anthropology, communication studies, ethnomusicology, film, history, literature, linguistics, sociology, theater, and urban geography--into the conversation about film from the People's Republic of China. Essays seek to answer what films can reveal or obscure about Chinese history and society and demonstrate how studying films from the PRC can introduce students to larger issues of historical consciousness and media representation.The volume addresses not only postsocialist fictional films but also a wide variety of other subjects including socialist period films, documentaries, films by or about people from ethnic minority groups, film music, the perspectives of female characters, martial arts cinema, and remakes of South Korean films. By exploring how films represent power, traditions, and ideologies, students learn about both the complexity of the PRC and the importance of cross-cultural and cross-ideological understanding.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 340 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781603296335
Related ISBNs:: 9781603296328
Publisher:: Modern Language Association of America
Date of Addition:: 05/03/24
Copyrighted By:: The Modern Language Association of America
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Education, Language Arts
Grade Levels:: Graduate Student
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Zhuoyi Wang
Edited by:: Emily Wilcox
Edited by:: Hongmei Yu

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