Ya-Chen Chen

Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium

Narrative Analyses and Gender Politics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Women and Gender in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium, by Ya-chen Chen, examines underexposed gender issues in more recent films, focusing on the contradictory feminism in the film narratives. Through the lens of Chinese martial arts films, Chen delves into "Chi...

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 662g
• ISBN-13: 9780739139080
• ISBN-10: 0739139088
• Artikelnr.: 35055138

Autorenporträt

Ya-chen Chen is an assistant professor of foreign languages and literature, and director of the Chinese Language Program at Clark University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Towards Social-Cultural and Historical Readings: "Chinese
Cinematic Martial Arts Feminism" and Its Limitation in the narrative of
Martial Arts Films Part 1. Narrative Analyses of Women and Gender Concerns
in Every Film Chapter 1. The Fox, Dragon, and Lotus in Crouching Tiger
Hidden Dragon Chapter 2. To (En)gender the Gendered History in Hero Chapter
3. There is a Beauty in the Door(way) of Flying Daggers Chapter 4. Women
Who Do Not Practice Martial Arts in Seven Swords Chapter 5. Cinderella,
Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty in The Promise Chapter 6. The Chinese
Hamlet's Two Women and Shakespeare's Chinese Sisters: Qing Nü and Wan'er in
The Banque Chapter 7. Traffic of Madwomen in the Chinese Royal Attic:
Gender Concerns in Curse of the Golden Flower Part 2. Integrated Analyses
about the Limitation of Feminist Emancipation in Groups of Films Chapter 8.
Let's Make a Wish: Martial Arts Ladies' Wishes under the Cinematic Pen(is)
from A Touch of Zen to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, House of Flying
Daggers, and The Promise Chapter 9. Phallocentric Teacher-Student
Complex: From Legend of the Mountain, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and
Hero to Seven Swords Chapter 10. A Chinese Cinematic Martial Arts Room of
Pygmalion's Own Part 3. Interviews Chapter 11. Interview with Chung Ling,
King Hu's Spouse and Screenwriter Chapter 12. Interview with Pan Hua, a
Female Classmate and Peer-Director of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Tian
Zhuangzhuang, Wu Ziniu, Li Shaohong, Hu Mei, and Peng Xiaolian Chapter 13.
Interview with Tsai Kuo-jung, a Co-planner and Screenwriter of Ang Lee's
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Chapter 14. Interview with Wang Wei, a Judge
in the Golden Horse Film Festival