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A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema
Esther M.K. Cheung
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Description for A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema
Hardcover. 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. Editor(s): Cheung, Esther M. K.; Marchetti, Gina; Yau, Esther C. M. Series: CNCZ - Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1118.
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 theory * Highlights the often contentious debates that shape current thinking about film as a medium and its possible future * Investigates how changing research ... Read more
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 theory * Highlights the often contentious debates that shape current thinking about film as a medium and its possible future * Investigates how changing research ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
CNCZ - Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780470659281
SKU
V9780470659281
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About Esther M.K. Cheung
Esther M.K. Cheung is Department Chairperson, Department of Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, at the University of Hong Kong. She is the author of Fruit Chan s Made in Hong Kong (2009) and In Pursuit of Independent Visions in Hong Kong Cinema (2010). Gina Marchetti is Professor, Department of Comparative ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema
Given the drastic and dramatic changes in Hong Kong and its cinema in the past two decades, A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema is the perfect travelling partner for finding one's way through the twists, turns, and reversals of the city's film history and contemporary scene. Vast changes in economics, technologies, politics, cultures, and new relations to the Mainland ... Read more