A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema Paperback / softback
Edited by Esther M. K. (University of Hong Kong) Cheung, Gina (University of Hong Kong) Marchetti, Esther C. M. (University of Hong Kong) Yau
Part of the Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas series
Paperback / softback
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A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema provides the first comprehensive scholarly exploration of this unique global cinema.
By embracing the interdisciplinary approach of contemporary film and cultural studies, this collection navigates theoretical debates while charting a new course for future research in Hong Kong film. Examines Hong Kong cinema within an interdisciplinary context, drawing connections between media, gender, and Asian studies, Asian regional studies, Chinese language and cultural studies, global studies, and critical theoryHighlights the often contentious debates that shape current thinking about film as a medium and its possible futureInvestigates how changing research on gender, the body, and sexual orientation alter the ways in which we analyze sexual difference in Hong Kong cinemaCharts how developments in theories of colonialism, postcolonialism, globalization, neoliberalism, Orientalism, and nationalism transform our understanding of the economics and politics of the Hong Kong film industryExplores how the concepts of diaspora, nostalgia, exile, and trauma offer opportunities to rethink accepted ways of understanding Hong Kong’s popular cinematic genres and stars
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Coming Soon
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:640 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:05/05/2025
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- ISBN:9781119066033
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Coming Soon
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:640 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:05/05/2025
- Category:
- ISBN:9781119066033
