Early Film Cultures in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Republican China : Kaleidoscopic Histories
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Early Film Cultures in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Republican China : Kaleidoscopic Histories

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Early Film Cultures in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Republican China : Kaleidoscopic Histories

About this book

This collection explores the complex world of early cinema in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The story of how cinema established itself in China has not been well-understood. Cultural models for cinema-going and industry practices varied widely across China. By looking at several centers of cinematic activity, going beyond commercial fiction film to include non-fiction films (such as educational film), and taking on Cantonese as well as Mandarin productions. Beyond the Silver Screens presents early cinema in China in a new light Highlights Hong Kong, Taipei and Guangzhou as well as better-know examples from Shanghai, these essays foreground the cinema's relationships with imperialism and colonialism, examining how cinematic culture established itself by adapting to distinctive local social and artistic practices, emphasizing the potency of cinema as a sociocultural institution.

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Yes, you can access Early Film Cultures in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Republican China : Kaleidoscopic Histories by Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Film History & Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. A Note on Transliteration and Translation
  3. Introduction / Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh
  4. Part I. Revising Historiography: Early Film Culture in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Guangzhou
  5. Part II. Intermediaries, Cinephiles, and Film Literati
  6. Chinese and Japanese Glossary
  7. Contributors
  8. Bibliography
  9. Index