New Chinese Language Documentaries

Author : Kuei-fen Chiu,Yingjin Zhang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317936954

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New Chinese-Language Documentaries by Kuei-fen Chiu,Yingjin Zhang Pdf

Documentary filmmaking is one of the most vibrant areas of media activity in the Chinese world, with many independent filmmakers producing documentaries that deal with a range of sensitive socio-political problems, bringing to their work a strongly ethical approach. This book identifies notable similarities and crucial differences between new Chinese-language documentaries in mainland China and Taiwan. It outlines how documentary filmmaking has developed, contrasts independent documentaries with dominant official state productions, considers how independent documentary filmmakers go about their work, including the work of exhibiting their films and connecting with audiences, and discusses the content of their documentaries, showing how the filmmakers portray a wide range of subject matter regarding places and people, and how they deal with particular issues including the underprivileged, migrants and women in an ethical way. Throughout the book demonstrates how successful Chinese-language independent documentary filmmaking is, with many appearances at international film festivals and a growing number of award-winning titles.

Author : Chris Berry,Lu Xinyu,Lisa Rofel
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789888028511

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The New Chinese Documentary Film Movement by Chris Berry,Lu Xinyu,Lisa Rofel Pdf

The New Chinese Documentary Film Movement is a groundbreaking project unveiling recent documentary film work that has transformed visual culture in China, and brought new immediacy along with a broader base of participation to Chinese media. As a foundational text, this volume provides a much-needed introduction to the topic of Chinese documentary film, the signature mode of contemporary Chinese visual culture. These essays examine how documentary filmmakers have opened up a unique new space of social commentary and critique in an era of rapid social changes amid globalization and marketization. The essays cover topics ranging from cruelty in documentary to the representation of Beijing; gay, lesbian and queer documentary; sound in documentary; the exhibition context in China; authorial intervention and subjectivity; and the distinctive "on the spot" aesthetics of contemporary Chinese documentary. This volume will be critical reading for scholars in disciplines ranging from film and media studies to Chinese studies and Asian studies.

Author : Friedrich Hirth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Chinese language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120673327

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Notes on the Chinese Documentary Style by Friedrich Hirth Pdf

Author : Sheldon H. Lu,Haomin Gong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000697872

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Ecology and Chinese-Language Cinema by Sheldon H. Lu,Haomin Gong Pdf

This edited collection explores new developments in the burgeoning field of Chinese ecocinema, examining a variety of works from local productions to global market films, spanning the Maoist era to the present. The ten chapters examine films with ecological significance in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, including documentaries, feature films, blockbusters and independent productions. Covering not only well-known works, such as Under the Dome, Wolf Totem, Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracts, and Mermaid, this book also provides analysis of less well-known but critically important works, such as Anchorage Prohibited, Luzon, and Three Flower/Tri-Color. The unique perspectives this book provides, along with the comprehensive engagement with existing Chinese and English scholarship, not only extend the scope of the growing field of ecocinematic studies, but also seeks to reform the means through which Chinese-language eco-films are understood in the years to come. Ecology and Chinese-Language Ecocinema will be of huge interest to students and scholars in the fields of Chinese cinema, environmental studies, media and communication studies.

Author : Yingchi Chu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134186037

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Chinese Documentaries by Yingchi Chu Pdf

In China, unlike in Western cinema, documentary film, rather than fiction film, has been the dominant mode since 1949. In recent years, documentary TV programmes have experienced a meteoric rise. Arguing that there is a gradual process of 'democratization' in the media, in which documentaries play a significant role, this book discusses various types of Chinese documentaries, under both the planned and the market economy. It especially explores the relationship between documentaries and society, showing how, under the market economy, although the government continues to use the genre as propaganda to promote its ideologies and policies, documentaries are being used as a medium where public concerns and alternative voices can be heard.

Author : Song Hwee Lim,Julian Ward
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781911239550

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The Chinese Cinema Book by Song Hwee Lim,Julian Ward Pdf

This revised and updated new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of cinema in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as to disaporic and transnational Chinese film-making, from the beginnings of cinema to the present day. Chapters by leading international scholars are grouped in thematic sections addressing key historical periods, film movements, genres, stars and auteurs, and the industrial and technological contexts of cinema in Greater China.

Author : Dan Edwards
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780748695638

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Independent Chinese Documentary by Dan Edwards Pdf

Through detailed analyses of key contemporary documentary titles, this book reveals the ways in which independent films probe, question and challenge the dominant ideas and narratives circulating in China's state-sanctioned media.

Author : L. Robinson
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 023029829X

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Independent Chinese Documentary by L. Robinson Pdf

The rise of independent documentary film production is the most radical development in the contemporary Chinese mediascape. This book is a sustained examination of Chinese independent documentary in relation to one of its central principles: xianchang, or being 'on the scene'.

Author : Thomas Francis Wade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10626333

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Wên-chien Tzŭ-erh Chi, a Series of Papers Selected as Specimens of Documentary Chinese, Designed to Assist Students of the Language as Written by the Officials of China by Thomas Francis Wade Pdf

Author : Haina Jin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000505795

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Chinese Cinemas in Translation and Dissemination by Haina Jin Pdf

Ever since film was brought into China at the end of the nineteenth century, translation has conquered language, ideological and cultural barriers and facilitated the dissemination of films in China. Offering fresh visions and innovative studies on various important issues, including mistranslation, the dubbing of Hong Kong kung fu films, the dubbing of foreign films in China, the subtitling of Chinese dialect films, the subtitling of independent Chinese documentaries, and a vivid personal account of the translation and distribution of Chinese cinemas in France, this book aims to generate international dialogue by presenting diverse approaches to the translation and dissemination of Chinese cinemas. This book builds on previous research and further expands the horizons of the subfield, with the hope that this intervention will suggest new possibilities and territories for the study of the translation of Chinese cinemas. Translated foreign films have become an integral part of Chinese cinemas and translated Chinese films have in turn enriched the concept of world cinema. In many ways, it is a timely publication in the context of the globalization of the film industry - as Chinese films increasingly go global. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Chinese Cinemas.

Author : Peter Navarro,Greg Autry
Publisher : Pearson Prentice Hall
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780132367059

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Death by China by Peter Navarro,Greg Autry Pdf

The world's most populous nation and soon-to-be largest economy is rapidly turning into the planet's most efficient assassin. Unscrupulous Chinese entrepreneurs are flooding world markets with lethal products. China's perverse form of capitalism combines illegal mercantilist and protectionist weapons to pick off American industries, job by job. China's emboldened military is racing towards head-on confrontation with the U.S. Meanwhile, America's executives, politicians, and even academics remain silent about the looming threat. Now, best-selling author and noted economist Peter Navarro meticulously exposes every form of "Death by China," drawing on the latest trends and events to show a relationship spiraling out of control. Death by China reveals how thousands of Chinese cyber dissidents are being imprisoned in "Google Gulags"; how Chinese hackers are escalating coordinated cyberattacks on U.S. defense and America's key businesses; how China's undervalued currency is damaging the U.S., Europe, and the global recovery; why American companies are discovering that the risks of operating in China are even worse than they imagined; how China is promoting nuclear proliferation in its pursuit of oil; and how the media distorts the China story--including a "Hall of Shame" of America's worst China apologists. This book doesn't just catalogue China's abuses: It presents a call to action and a survival guide for a critical juncture in America's history--and the world's. Publisher's note - in this book various quotes and viewpoints are attributed to a 'Ron Vara'. Ron Vara is not an actual person, but rather an alias created by Peter Navarro in order to present his views and opinions.

Author : Judy Yung
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520922877

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Unbound Voices by Judy Yung Pdf

Unbound Voices brings together the voices of Chinese American women in a fascinating, intimate collection of documents—letters, essays, poems, autobiographies, speeches, testimonials, and oral histories—detailing half a century of their lives in America. Together, these sources provide a captivating mosaic of Chinese women's experiences in their own words, as they tell of making a home for themselves and their families in San Francisco from the Gold Rush years through World War II. The personal nature of these documents makes for compelling reading. We hear the voices of prostitutes and domestic slavegirls, immigrant wives of merchants, Christians and pagans, homemakers, and social activists alike. We read the stories of daughters who confronted cultural conflicts and racial discrimination; the myriad ways women coped with the Great Depression; and personal contributions to the causes of women's emancipation, Chinese nationalism, workers' rights, and World War II. The symphony of voices presented here lends immediacy and authenticity to our understanding of the Chinese American women's lives. This rich collection of women's stories also serves to demonstrate collective change over time as well as to highlight individual struggles for survival and advancement in both private and public spheres. An educational tool on researching and reclaiming women's history, Unbound Voices offers us a valuable lesson on how one group of women overcame the legacy of bound feet and bound lives in America. The selections are accompanied by photographs, with extensive introductions and annotation by Judy Yung, a noted authority on primary resources relating to the history of Chinese American women.

Author : Sheldon H. Lu,Jiayan Mi
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789622090866

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Chinese Ecocinema by Sheldon H. Lu,Jiayan Mi Pdf

This anthology is a book-length study of China's ecosystem through the lens of cinema. Proposing 'ecocinema' as a new critical framework, the volume collectively investigates a wide range of urgent topics in today's world.

Author : Janet Y. Chen,Pei-kai Cheng,Michael Elliot Lestz,Jonathan D. Spence
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : China
ISBN : 0393920852

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The Search for Modern China by Janet Y. Chen,Pei-kai Cheng,Michael Elliot Lestz,Jonathan D. Spence Pdf

Jonathan D. Spence is George Burton Adams Professor of History at Yale University and author of eight acclaimed books on China. Here he has written a very readable history of this fascinating country. "To understand . . . China's past there is no better place to start than Jonathan D. Spences excellent new book".--The New York Times Book Review front page review. 136 pages of photographs.

Author : Friedr Hirth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11639884

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Notes on the Chinese Documentary Style by Friedr Hirth Pdf