China''s Cinema of Class - Audiences and Narratives

Sommario

1 China's audiences and the cinema of class
2 Class on screen and in reality: Pre-conditioning audiences
3 Let the Bullets Fly: The socialisation of assumptions
4 Lost on Journey: Prejudice in class relations
5 Go Lala Go!: Secretaries, shopping and spinsterhood
6 House Mania: Homeownership, marriageability and masculinity
7 The Piano in a Factory: Suzhi, industrial heroes, and the spectacle of poverty
8 Conclusion: Class, the film, and the filmmaker

Info autore

Nicole Talmacs is a Lecturer in Media and Communication at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China.

Riassunto

China’s commercial film industry can be used as a map to understand how class is interwoven into the imaginations that influence social change in Chinese society. This book investigates n the representation of class in Chinese film narratives, local audience reception, and the socialisation of China’s contemporary class society.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nicole Talmacs, Nicole (Xi''an Jiaotong-Liverpool Univers Talmacs, Nicole (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Talmacs, Talmacs Nicole
• Con la collaborazione di: David S. G. Goodman (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138351554
• ISBN: 978-1-138-35155-4
• Pagine: 202
• Serie: Routledge Studies on China in Transition
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Fotografia, cinematografia, video, TV; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Films, cinema, Social and cultural history, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General