Cinema, Space, and Polylocality in a Globalizing China

Cinema, Space, and Polylocality in a Globalizing China
ISBN-10
0824833376
ISBN-13
9780824833374
Category
Political Science
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2009-10-09
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Author
Yingjin Zhang

Description

Proposes 'polylocality' as a conceptual framework for investigating the shifting spaces of contemporary Chinese cinema in the age of globalization. Questioning the national cinema paradigm, this book calls for comparative studies of underdeveloped areas beyond the imperative of transnationalism.

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