Semiotics of Exile in Contemporary Chinese Film

2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-43375-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 177 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 246 g

Reihe: Semiotics and Popular Culture

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zeng, H.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Semiotik

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

Über Autor(innen)

Hong Zeng is an assistant professor of Chinese language, literature, and film at Carleton College.