Dorothy Wai Sim Lau

Chinese Stardom in Participatory Cyberculture

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Produktbeschreibung

With case studies of high-profile stars like Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen, this ground-breaking book examines transnational Chinese stardom as a Web-based phenomenon, and as an outcome of the participatory practices of cyber fans.

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Produktdetails

• International Film Stars
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9781474430340
• ISBN-10: 1474430341
• Artikelnr.: 59510265

Autorenporträt

Dorothy Wai Sim Lau is an Assistant Professor at the Academy of Film, Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests include stardom, fandom, film theory, Asian cinema, transnational cinema, cyberculture and digital culture. Her publications have appeared in Journal of Chinese Cinemas, Journal of Asian Cinema and Continuum.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Note on the Text
Introduction: A Phenomenon After Cinema - The Chinese Stardom Goes 'Cyber'
Chapter 1: Blogging Donnie Yen: Remaking the Martial Arts Body as a Cyber-Intertext
Chapter 2: 'Flickering' Jackie Chan: The Actor-Ambassadorial Persona on Photo-sharing Sites
Chapter 3: 'Friending' Jet Li on Facebook: The Celebrity-Philanthropist Persona in Online Social Networks
Chapter 4: YouTubing Zhang Ziyi: Chinese Female Stardom in Fan Videos on Video-sharing Sites
Chapter 5: Discussing Takeshi Kaneshiro: The Pan-Asian Star Image on Fan Forums
Conclusion: Reimagining Chineseness in the Global Cyber Culture
Filmography
Bibliography
Index