Transnational Chinese Cinemas: Identity, Nationhood, Gender is a non-fiction collection of essays edited by Sheldon Hsiao-peng Lu, published in 1997 by University of Hawaiʻi Press.
It discusses film from multiple territories, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.[1]
Background
editThe editor gave a conference in 1994 titled "Rethinking Cross-Cultural Analysis and Chinese Cinema Studies," delivered at the University of Pittsburgh.[2] The articles of the book were previously published elsewhere, with most of them originating from that conference. The articles were written by people specializing in different academic fields.[3]
Reception
editRobert Ru-Shou Chen of National Taiwan College of Art wrote that the book is "a valuable book in updating our study of" the subject matter.[4]
Stanley Rosen of the University of Southern California praised the book for minimizing issues he saw in academic essay compilations stemming from academic conferences.[3]
References
edit- Chen, Robert Ru Shou (1999). "Sheldon Hsiao-peng Lu. Transnational Chinese cinemas : identity, nationhood, gender". Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese. 3 (1). Lingnan University: 152–155. - Profile
- Clark, Paul (2000). "Transnational Chinese Cinemas: Identity, Nationhood, Gender, and: Film in Contemporary China: Critical Debates, 1979-1989 (review)". China Review International. 7 (1): 132–135. doi:10.1353/cri.2000.0012.
- Rosen, Stanley (2000). "Transnational Chinese Cinemas: Identity, Nationhood, Gender . Sheldon Hsiao-peng Lu". The China Journal. 43. Canberra: 209–210. doi:10.2307/2667571. JSTOR 2667571.
Notes
editFurther reading
edit- Chao, Phebe (1999). "Review: Transnational Chinese Cinemas: Identity, Nationhood, Gender by Sheldon Hsiao-peng Lu". Film Quarterly. 53 (1): 60–61. doi:10.2307/3697226. JSTOR 3697226.
External links
edit- Lu, Sheldon H., ed. (1997). Transnational Chinese Cinemas: Identity, Nationhood, Gender. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824818456. JSTOR j.ctt6wqxw6 – via Internet Archive.