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- Book Title
- Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium
- Publication Name
- Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium : Narrative Analyses and Gender Politics
- Title
- Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium
- EAN
- 9780739139080
- ISBN
- 9780739139080
- Publisher
- Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release Year
- 2012
- Release Date
- 15/02/2012
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 22.3 Oz
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- Narrative Analyses and Gender Politics
- ISBN-10
- 0739139088
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Genre
- Films & TV
- Topic
- Society & Culture
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 314 Pages
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Women and Gender in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium, by Ya-chen Chen, is an excavation of underexposed gender issues focusing mainly on contradictory and troubled feminism in the film narratives. In the cinematic world of martial arts films, one can easily find representations of women of Ancient China released from the constraints of patriarchal social order to revel in a dreamlike space of their own. They can develop themselves, protect themselves, and even defeat or conquer men. This world not only frees women from the convention of foot-binding, but it also "unbinds" them in terms of education, critical thinking, talent, ambition, opportunities to socialize with different men, and the freedom or right to both choose their spouse and decide their own fate. Chen calls this phenomenon "Chinese cinematic martial arts feminism." The liberation is never sustaining or complete, however; Chen reveals the presence of a glass ceiling marking the maximal exercise of feminism and women's rights which the patriarchal order is willing to accept. As such, these films are not to be seen as celebrations of feminist liberation, but as enunciations of the patriarchal authority that suffuses "Chinese cinematic martial arts feminism." The film narratives under examination include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (directed by Ang Lee); Hero (Zhang Yimou); House of the Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou); Seven Swords (Tsui Hark); The Promise (Chen Kaige); The Banquet (Feng Xiaogang); and Curst of the Golden Flower (Zhang Yimou). Chen also touches upon the plots of two of the earliest award-winning Chinese martial arts films, A Touch of Zen and Legend of the Mountain, both directed by King Hu.
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Publisher
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN-10
0739139088
ISBN-13
9780739139080
eBay Product ID (ePID)
112131693
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium : Narrative Analyses and Gender Politics
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
314 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
22.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn1995.9.H3c54 2012
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
Ya-Chen Chen's Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millenium is a full-length, intensive and passionate interrogation of the feminist possibilities of Chinese martial arts cinema. The breathtaking bravery of King Hu's heroines in films like A Touch of Zen wowed audiences the world over in the 1970s, and we have been enthralled by Chinese women warriors ever since. Film by film, Chen shows both the achievements of their contemporaries and how those achievements are at the pleasure of the men who control the industry. The result is a major intervention in the ongoing debate., Ya-Chen Chen's Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millenium is a full-length, intensive and passionate interrogation of the feminist possibilities of Chinese martial arts cinema. Film by film, Chen shows both the achievements of their contemporaries and how those achievements are at the pleasure of the men who control the industry. The result is a major intervention in the ongoing debate., A refreshing look at an age-old genre that injects an energetic feminist perspective into the jaded analysis of a Chinese cinematic legacy.
Table of Content
Introduction. Towards Social-Cultural and Historical Readings: "Chinese Cinematic Martial Arts Feminism" and Its Limitation in the narrative of Martial Arts Films Part 1. Narrative Analyses of Women and Gender Concerns in Every Film Chapter 1. The Fox, Dragon, and Lotus in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Chapter 2. To (En)gender the Gendered History in Hero Chapter 3. There is a Beauty in the Door(way) of Flying Daggers Chapter 4. Women Who Do Not Practice Martial Arts in Seven Swords Chapter 5. Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty in The Promise Chapter 6. The Chinese Hamlet's Two Women and Shakespeare's Chinese Sisters: Qing Nü and Wan'er in The Banque Chapter 7. Traffic of Madwomen in the Chinese Royal Attic: Gender Concerns in Curse of the Golden Flower Part 2. Integrated Analyses about the Limitation of Feminist Emancipation in Groups of Films Chapter 8. Let's Make a Wish: Martial Arts Ladies' Wishes under the Cinematic Pen(is) from A Touch of Zen to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, and The Promise Chapter 9. Phallocentric Teacher-Student Complex: From Legend of the Mountain, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Hero to Seven Swords Chapter 10. A Chinese Cinematic Martial Arts Room of Pygmalion's Own Part 3. Interviews Chapter 11. Interview with Chung Ling, King Hu's Spouse and Screenwriter Chapter 12. Interview with Pan Hua, a Female Classmate and Peer-Director of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Wu Ziniu, Li Shaohong, Hu Mei, and Peng Xiaolian Chapter 13. Interview with Tsai Kuo-jung, a Co-planner and Screenwriter of Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Chapter 14. Interview with Wang Wei, a Judge in the Golden Horse Film Festival
Copyright Date
2012
Topic
Feminism & Feminist Theory, Communication Studies, Media Studies, Gender Studies, Martial Arts & Self-Defense, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / History & Criticism
Lccn
2011-050518
Dewey Decimal
791.43/6522
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Performing Arts
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