Chinese Film Stars

ISBN-13: 9780415573900 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 264 str.

Mary Farquhar;Yingjin Zhang

Opis

This volume of original essays fills a significant research gap in Chinese film studies by offering an interdisciplinary, comparative examination of ethnic Chinese film stars from the silent period to the era of globalization. Whereas studies of stars and stardom have developed considerably in the West over the past two decades, there is no single book in English that critically addresses issues related to stars and stardom in Chinese culture. Chinese Film Stars offers exemplary readings of historically, geographically and aesthetically multifaceted star phenomena. An international line up of contributors test a variety of approaches in making sense of discourses of stars and stardom in China and the US, explore historical contexts in which Chinese film stars are constructed and transformed in relation to changing sociopolitical conditions, and consider issues of performance and identity specific to individual stars through chapter-by-chapter case studies. The essays explore a wide range of topics such as star performance, character type, media construction, political propaganda, online discourses, autobiographic narration, as well as issues of gender, genre, memory and identity. Including fifteen case studies of individual Chinese stars and illustrated with film stills throughout, this book is an essential read for students of Chinese film, media and cultural studies.

This volume of original essays aims to fill a significant research gap in Chinese film studies by offering an interdisciplinary, comparative examination of stars and stardom in Chinese cinema from the silent period to the current era of globalization. Whereas studies of stars and stardom have developed considerably in the West over the past two decades, there is no single book in English that critically addresses issues related to stars and stardom in Chinese culture. This volume offers exemplary readings of historically, geographically and aesthetically multifaceted star phenomena. Contributors explore a wide range of topics such as star performance, character type, media construction, political propaganda, online discourses, autobiographic narration, as well as issues of gender, genre, memory and identity.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Chinese Film Stars Yingjin Zhang and Mary Farquhar  Part I: Early Cinema: Crossing Race and Class Divides  2. Anna May Wong: A Border-crossing ‘Minor’ Star Mediating Performance Yiman Wang  3. Ruan Lingyu: Reflections on an Individual Performance Style Mette Hjort  4. Li Lili: Acting a Lively Jianmei Type Sean MacDonald  Part II: Socialist Cinema: From Film Star to Model Worker  5. Mei Lanfang: Facial Signature and Political Performance in Opera Film John Zou  6. Zhao Dan: Spectrality of Martyrdom and Stardom Yingjin Zhang  7. Zhang Ruifang: Modelling the Socialist Red Star Xiaoning Lu  8. Zhong Xinghuo: Communist Film Worker Krista Van Fleit Hang  Part III: Taiwan Cinema: Diaspora, Transvestism, Non-professionalism  9. Ling Bo: Orphanhood and Post-war Sinophone Film History ZHANG Zhen  10. Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia: Last Eastern Star of the Late Twentieth Century Tony Williams  11. Lee Kang-sheng: Non-professional Star Michael Lawrence  Part IV: Hong Kong and Transnational Cinema: Action, Gender, Emotion  12. ‘Bruce Lee’ after Bruce Lee: A Life in Conjectures Brian Hu  13. Jackie Chan: Star Work as Pain and Triumph Mary Farquhar  14. Chow Yun-fat: Hong Kong’s Modern TV Xiaosheng Lin FENG  15. Leslie Cheung: Star as Autosexual Julian Stringer 16. Jet Li: Star Construction and Fan Discourse on the Internet Sabrina Qiong Yu