Semiotics of Exile in Contemporary Chinese Film

Zusatztext "Hong Zeng presents a much-needed theoretical exploration of Chinese-language film. The theory of exile provides a shared platform to discuss not only a variety of otherwise non-comparable Chinese-language films but also some critical aspects of Chinese films that had been insufficiently studied." - Jie Zhang! assistant professor! Chinese Language! Literature and Cinema ! Trinity College Informationen zum Autor Hong Zeng is an assistant professor of Chinese language, literature, and film at Carleton College. Klappentext Drawing on a variety of film semiotic theories, this book sheds light on works by mainland Chinese directors, Hong Kong New Wave directors, Taiwan New Cinema directors, and overseas Chinese directors. Zeng examines the cultural/historical implications of exile through the detailed analysis of film language and theoretical exploration. Zusammenfassung Drawing on a variety of film semiotic theories! this book sheds light on works by mainland Chinese directors! Hong Kong New Wave directors! Taiwan New Cinema directors! and overseas Chinese directors. Zeng examines the cultural/historical implications of exile through the detailed analysis of film language and theoretical exploration. Inhaltsverzeichnis Semiotics of Photography and Exile Postmodernism and Semiotics of Exile Female Doubling and Postcolonial Exile Semiotics of Exile and Genre Upsetting: Xin Jin's Subversion of Melodrama in Hibiscus Town Failure of Root-searching in Cheng Kaige Semiotics of Exile and Displaced Film Codes: Jia Zhangke's Three Films

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: H Zeng, H. Zeng, Hong Zeng, ZENG HONG
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.07.2012
• EAN: 9781137002396
• ISBN: 978-1-137-00239-6
• Pagine: 185
• Serie: Semiotics and Popular Culture; Semiotics and Popular Culture
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Fotografia, cinematografia, video, TV; B, Cultural Studies, Performing Arts, Film History, Semiotics, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Regional Studies, Semiotics / semiology, Culture—Study and teaching, Asian Culture, Ethnology—Asia, Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Film and Television Studies, Film and TV History, Screen Studies, Motion pictures—History, Motion pictures and television, Film history, theory & criticism, Motion pictures—Production and direction, Directing, cinema;film;postmodernism;semiotics