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This collection of original essays explores the rise of popular print media in China as it relates to the quest for modernity in the global metropolis of Shanghai from 1926 to 1945.
About the author
Paul G. Pickowicz, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, is Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies at the University of California, San Diego, and inaugural holder of the UC San Diego Endowed Chair in Modern Chinese History. His recent books include
China on the Margins (Cornell, 2010),
Radicalism, Revolution, and Reform in Modern China (Lexington, 2011), and
China on Film (Rowman & Littlefield, 2012).
Kuiyi Shen, Ph.D. (1993), Ohio State University, is Professor of Visual Arts and Director of the Program in Chinese Studies at the University of California, San Diego. His recent books include
Blooming in the Shadows (China Institute, New York, 2011),
The Art of Modern China (California, 2012), and
Light before Dawn (Hong Kong, 2013).
Yingjin Zhang, Ph.D. (1992), Stanford University, is Professor of Literature at University of California, San Diego, and Visiting Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University, China. His recent books include
Cinema, Space, and Polylocality in a Globalizing China (Hawaii, 2010),
Chinese Film Stars (Routledge, 2010), and
A Companion to Chinese Cinema (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).
