Public Secrets, Public Spaces
Stephanie Hemelryk Donald
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Description for Public Secrets, Public Spaces
Hardcover. This text explores the possibility of symbolic public spaces in the context of Chinese cinema. Focusing especially on women, children and the dispossessed, it looks at the way public space is constructed and occupied, both in the Chinese cultrual sphere and in the world of international audiences. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Cinema produces an imaginary space where audiences can make themselves visible in public, share ideas and criticisms, and establish their identity as part of a transitory but nonetheless satisfying cultural body. Public Secrets, Public Spaces explores the possibility of symbolic public space in the context of Chinese cinema. Focusing especially on women, children, and the dispossessed, Stephanie Donald looks at the ways public space is constructed and occupied, both in the Chinese cultural sphere and in the world of international audiences. Drawing on the debate over civil society, the author argues that traditional concepts of public sphere and civil society ... Read more
Cinema produces an imaginary space where audiences can make themselves visible in public, share ideas and criticisms, and establish their identity as part of a transitory but nonetheless satisfying cultural body. Public Secrets, Public Spaces explores the possibility of symbolic public space in the context of Chinese cinema. Focusing especially on women, children, and the dispossessed, Stephanie Donald looks at the ways public space is constructed and occupied, both in the Chinese cultural sphere and in the world of international audiences. Drawing on the debate over civil society, the author argues that traditional concepts of public sphere and civil society ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
398g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847698769
SKU
V9780847698769
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About Stephanie Hemelryk Donald
Stephanie Donald is professor of Chinese media studies, University of Sydney.
Reviews for Public Secrets, Public Spaces
This book is theoretically sophisticated and draws from impressively diverse disciplines, including anthropology, gender and feminist studies, screen studies, communication, and China studies. Also worthy of note is the author's thoughtfulness and self-reflectivity in terms of her own cultural positioning, hew relationships to film texts, as well as analytical methods adopted. The emphasis on publicness which runs throughout the book ... Read more