Thailand, Western Cinema, and Imagery - Misrepresentation, Exoticisation, and Reclamation

Through analyses of Hollywood films, Thai genre cinema, and Thai art films, this book considers the ways in which Thailand and its people have been represented in films distributed to the Western marketplace.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Region of ASEAN - A history
Chapter 2: Thai Film Context
Chapter 3: 21st Century Genre Films
Chapter 4: Asia in the West: Western representations of Thailand
Chapter 5: Thailand as a Historical site of Cultural Conflict Between East and West
Chapter 6: Thailand in the Arthouse
Chapter 7: Thailand through Thai eyes for a Global Audience

About the author

Andrew Russell is lecturer in the School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies at the University of Portsmouth.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Russell, Andrew Russell
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.12.2024
• EAN: 9781666952223
• ISBN: 978-1-66695-222-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General