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China in the Age of Global Capitalism Jia Zhangke's Filmic World
This book provides an examination of the content and forms ofJia Zhangke’s featured films and analyzes their merits and faults. It maps ten of his films onto three major themes: Jia’s filmmaking and China in the market society; truth claims and political unconscious; “post-socialist modernity” in the age of globalization. By analyzing Jia’s narrative strategies, the author strives to discuss the impact of the larger political economic changes on ordinary people in Jia’s films and the director’s cultural political notion. This book will certainly be of interest for students and scholars of Chinese film studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, etc.
Biography
Xiaoping Wang is Chair Professor of Chinese studies at Huaqiao University and adjunct professor of the Institute of Arts and Humanities at Shanghai Jiaotong University. His research interests include modern and contemporary Chinese literature, culture and critical theory.
