Contemporary Asian Cinema - Popular Culture in a Global Frame

Zusatztext Contemporary Asian Cinema is, therefore, certainly a welcome book that is not only valuable, but also an excellent introduction to Asian cinema. Informationen zum Autor Anne Tereska Ciecko is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Her work on Asian and Asian diaspora cinemas has appeared widely in journals and anthologies. Zusammenfassung Asia produces more films than any other part of the world. With chapters on Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan, this book analyzes key films in the context of the national, the regional and the global. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to Popular Asian Cinemas by Anne T. Ciecko (University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA)1. Film Theory and Asian Cinemas by Anne T. Ciecko 2. Indonesia by Krishna Sen (Curtin University of Technology, Australia)3. Malaysia by William van der Heide (University of Newcastle, Australia)4. Singapore by Jean Jan Uhde Yvonne Ng Uhde (University of Waterloo, Canada)5. Vietnam by Panivong Norindr (University of Southern California, USA)6. Thailand by Anchalee Chaiworaporn Adam Knee (Film critic, Bangkok, Thailand; Ohio University, USA)7. Philippines by Jose B. Capino (Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines)8. India by Corey K. Creekmur Jyotika Virdi (University of Iowa, USA; University of Windsor, Canada)9. Sri Lanka by Wimal Dissanayake (University of Hawaii, USA)10. Bangladesh by Zakir Hussain Raju (Independent University, Bangladesh)11. Korea by Hyangjin Lee (University of Sheffield, UK)12. Mainland China by Augusta Lee Palmer (Brooklyn College, USA)13. Taiwan by Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh (Hong Kong Baptist University)14. Hong Kong by Anne T. Ciecko15. Japan by Darrell William Davis (University of New South Wales, Australia)Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Anne Tereska Ciecko, Tereska Ciecko Anne
• Assisted by: Tereska Ciecko Anne (Editor), Tereska Ciecko Anne (Editor)
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2006
• EAN: 9781845202361
• ISBN: 978-1-84520-236-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Asian Cinema; Asian Cinema
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Asien, Kulturwissenschaften, Film, Kino, Cultural Studies, Fernsehen, TV, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Films, cinema, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies