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This book examines the processes of cultural, social and political transition in Taiwan since 1945, investigating their impact on the Taiwanese cultural industries, with a particular focus on cinema and theatre, and showing how changes in cinema and theatre illustrate the broader cultural, social and political changes taking place.
List of contents
1. Cultural and Social Changes in Taiwan: 1930s¿1990s 2. Socio-Politics of Taiwanese-Language Cinema: Symposium by the National Movie Foundation on `How to Preserve the Heritage of Taiwanese Cinemä 3. Language Policies and Taiwanese Cinema: An Interview with Chen Qiu-yan 4. From `Taiwanese¿ Cinema to `Mandarin¿ Cinema: Bai Jing-rui and Cinema in Taiwan 5. Modernization and Commercialization: Interviewing Huang Jian-ye on Gangster Movies 6. Liberalization of Cinema: Interviewing Huang Yu-shan on the New Independent Cinema Movement in Taiwan 7. Democratization of Cinema: Transition of Identities and Hou Hsiao-Hsian 8. The Past, Present and Future of the Taiwanese Modern Theatre 9. Democratization and Modernization of Traditional Theatre: Wu Xing-guo on `Consolidation of Traditional and Modern Theatres¿ 10. Democratization of Culture: Searching for the Lost Public Sphere ¿ A Dialogue between Zhong Ming-de and Huang Jian-ye 11. Conclusion
About the author
Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley is Head of Chinese Studies and Head of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies Ningbo, UNNC. Her research interests include media and democratization, art and communication, and issues of identities. She has published many books on these subjects in English and Chinese.
Summary
Examines the processes of cultural, social and political transition in Taiwan since 1945, investigating their impact on the Taiwanese cultural industries, with a particular focus on cinema and theatre, and showing how changes in cinema and theatre illustrate the broader cultural, social and political changes taking place.
