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Author : Kwai-Cheung Lo
Release : 2010-08-04
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 100/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Excess and Masculinity in Asian Cultural Productions by : Kwai-Cheung Lo
Download or read book Excess and Masculinity in Asian Cultural Productions written by Kwai-Cheung Lo. This book was released on 2010-08-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovative analysis of the relationship of gender to East Asian economic development.
Author : Laikwan Pang
Release : 2005-03-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 375/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Masculinities and Hong Kong Cinema by : Laikwan Pang
Download or read book Masculinities and Hong Kong Cinema written by Laikwan Pang. This book was released on 2005-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of exciting essays explores how the representations and the ideologies of masculinities can be productively studied in the context of Hong Kong cinema. It has two objectives: first, to investigate the multiple meanings and manifestations of masculinities in Hong Kong cinema that compliment and contradict each other. Second, to analyze the social and cultural environments that make these representations possible and problematic. Masculinities and Hong Kong Cinema presents a comprehensive picture of how Hong Kong mainstream cinematic masculinities are produced within their own socio-cultural discourses, and how these masculinities are distributed, received, and transformed within the setting of the market place. This volume is divided into three interrelated parts: the local cinematic tradition; the transnational context and reverberations; and the larger production, reception, and mediation environments. The combination of these three perspectives will reveal the dynamics and tensions between the local and the transnational, between production and reception, and between text and context, in the gendered manifestations of Hong Kong cinema.
Author : Kam Louie
Release : 2005-07-25
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 59X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Asian Masculinities by : Kam Louie
Download or read book Asian Masculinities written by Kam Louie. This book was released on 2005-07-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how East Asian masculinities are being formed and transformed as Asia is increasingly globalized. The gender roles performed by Chinese and Japanese men are examined not just as they are lived in Asia, but also in the West. The essays collected here enhance current understandings of East Asian identities and cultures as well as Western conceptions of gender and sexuality. While basic issues such as masculine ideals in China and Japan are examined, the book also addresses issues including homosexuality, women's perceptions of men, the role of sport and food and Asian men in the Chinese diaspora.
Author : Kyle Barrowman
Release : 2024-09-05
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 777/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fighting Stars by : Kyle Barrowman
Download or read book Fighting Stars written by Kyle Barrowman. This book was released on 2024-09-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars. Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi , and Donnie Yen against the shifting backdrops of the Hong Kong film industry, the contributors to this important volume highlight martial arts stars' cultural reach, both on a local and global scale. Each of the chapters, written by a host of renowned international scholars, focuses on an individual film star, considering issues such as martial arts practices and philosophies, gender and age, national identities and conflicts, cinematic genres and aesthetic choices in order to understand their local and transnational cultural influence.
Author : Priscilla Roberts
Release : 2016-01-14
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 82X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Power of Culture by : Priscilla Roberts
Download or read book The Power of Culture written by Priscilla Roberts. This book was released on 2016-01-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China and the United States, two massive economic and military powers, cannot avoid engaging with each other. Enjoying what is often termed “the most important bilateral relationship in the world”, the two sometimes cooperate, but often compete, as their interests come into conflict. Both countries are separated not just by the Pacific Ocean, but also by their very different histories, experiences, societies, customs, and outlooks. Non-governmental, unofficial relationships and exchanges are often as important as formal dealings in determining the climate of Sino-American relations. For several decades in the mid-twentieth century, Chinese and Americans were virtually isolated from each other, trapped in icy hostility. Chinese scholars are now making up for lost time. This assortment of essays, most by mainland Chinese academics and students, focuses upon the role of culture – very broadly defined – in Sino-American affairs. Taking a holistic approach, in this collection over thirty authors focus on such topics as the influence of ideology, the impact of geopolitics, the use of rhetoric, soft power, educational encounters and exchanges, immigration, gender, race, identity, literature, television, movies, music, and the press. Cultural factors are, as the authors demonstrate, enormously significant in affecting how Chinese and Americans think about and approach each other, both as individuals and at the state level.
