Postcolonialism, diaspora, and alternative histories : the cinema of Evans Chan / / edited by Tony Williams

• Pubblicazione: Hong Kong : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.4302330951
• Soggetto topico: Motion picture producers and directors - China - Hong Kong; Motion pictures - China - Hong Kong
• Persona (resp. second.): WilliamsTony
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contributors; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction to the Work of Evans Chan; 2: The Film Essay and Political Discourse in Evans Chan's 'To Liv(e)'; 3: 'Crossings'; 4: Homelessness and Self-Disclosure; 5: "Absurd Connections," or Cosmopolitan Conviviality in 'The Map of Sex and Love'; 6: Issues of Decolonization; 7: Brecht in Hong Kong; 8: Sound and Vision; 9: Global Aches; 10: An Interview with Evans Chan; Filmography; Selected Bibliography; Index; Plates
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume offers the first comprehensive survey of the cinema of Evans Chan, a New York-based playwright, author, and filmmaker whose acclaimed films include To Liv(e), The Map of Sex and Love, and Datong. In this collection of essays on Chan's documentary and feature films seven experts on cultural and film studies examine the unique blending of fictional representation, historical investigation, and critical essayism that characterize Chan's oeuvre. They discuss how Chan's work brings out the contradictory nature of the distant and recent past through his exploration of Hong Kong's rapid transformation before and after reunification with China in 1997.
• Titolo autorizzato: Postcolonialism, diaspora, and alternative histories
• ISBN: 988-8313-48-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797184103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II