| Youth Culture in Chinese Language Film Contributor(s): Zhou, Xuelin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138678066 ISBN-13: 9781138678064 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Performing Arts | Film - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2016009861 |
| Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.22" W x 9.21" (0.90 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the vigorous film cultures of mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong from the perspective of youth culture. The book relates this important topic to the wider social, cultural, and institutional context, and discusses the relationship between the films and the changes that today are transforming each society. Among the areas explored are the differences between the three film industries, their creation of new types of screen hero and heroine, and their conflicts with traditional Chinese attitudes such as respect for age. The many films discussed provide fresh perspectives on the ways in which young people are coping with gender, sexuality, class, coming of age, the pressures of education, and major social shifts such as rural to urban migration. They show young adults in each society striving to construct new value systems for a complex, rapidly changing environment. |