Hong Kong Connections by Meaghan Morris
Explores the circulation of Hong Kong action cinema in Japan, Korea, India, Australia, France, and the United States, and its links with Taiwan, Singapore, and the Chinese mainland. This collection examines diverse cultural contexts for action cinema's popularity and the problems involved in the trans-national study of globally popular forms.
“As electrifying as the action cinema it illuminates, Hong Kong Connections delivers an elegantly choreographed and deadly volley of blows against the myth that global popular cinema begins and ends with HollywoodThese essays by a glittering array of leading scholars from around the world reveal Hong Kong cinema’s role in shaping other action cinemas, pioneering transnational filmmaking, and invigorating Chinese cultures. In the process, Hong Kong’s cinema becomes as firmly established as a global meeting as Hong Kong itself.”—Chris Berry, coeditor of Mobile Cultures: New Media in Queer Asia
“This book examines the historical evolution of Hong Kong action cinema as well as its emergence as a transnational film genre in the era of globalization. It is the most well-organized, theoretically sophisticated, and critically engaging study of the subject that we have seen. It is a pleasure to read each of the essays, which are both erudite and interesting.”—Sheldon Lu, coeditor of Chinese-language Film: Historiography, Poetics, Politics
“This book examines the historical evolution of Hong Kong action cinema as well as its emergence as a transnational film genre in the era of globalization. It is the most well-organized, theoretically sophisticated, and critically engaging study of the subject that we have seen. It is a pleasure to read each of the essays, which are both erudite and interesting.”—Sheldon Lu, coeditor of Chinese-language Film: Historiography, Poetics, Politics
Meaghan Morris is Chair Professor of Cultural Studies and Coordinator of the Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.
Siu Leung Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.
Stephen Chan Ching-kiu is a Professor and Director of the Master of Cultural Studies Programme at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781932643015 |
| ISBN 10 | 193264301X |
| Title | Hong Kong Connections |
| Author | Meaghan Morris |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 2006-01-24 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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