202 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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China’s commercial film industry can be used as a map to understand how class is interwoven into the imaginations that inform and influence social change in Chinese society. Film consumption is important in this process, particularly for young adult urbanites that are China’s primary commercial cinema patrons.
This book investigates the web between the representation of class themes in Chinese... Read more
1 China's audiences and the cinema of class
2 Class on screen and in reality: Pre-conditioning audiences
3 Let the Bullets Fly: The socialisation of assumptions
4 Lost on Journey: Prejudice in class relations
5 Go Lala Go!: Secretaries, shopping and spinsterhood
6 House Mania: Homeownership, marriageability and masculinity
7 The Piano in a Factory: Suzhi, industrial heroes, and the spectacle of poverty
8 Conclusion: Class, the film, and the filmmaker
Biography
Nicole Talmacs is a Lecturer in Media and Communication at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China.
