Fighting Stars: Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Kyle Barrowman, Mark Gallagher, Yiman WangSeries:Global East Asian Screen CulturesPublish date:2024-10-03Pages:272
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350365742ISBN-10:1350365742UPC:9781350365742Book Category:Performing Arts, HistoryBook Subcategory:Film, AsiaBook Topic:History & Criticism, ChinaSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCNR5EQY35
Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars.
Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, and Donnie Yen against the shifting backdrops of the Hong Kong film industry, the contributors to this important volume highlight martial arts stars' cultural reach, both on a local and global scale. Each of the chapters, written by a host of renowned international scholars, focuses on an individual film star, considering issues such as martial arts practices and philosophies, gender and age, national identities and conflicts, cinematic genres and aesthetic choices in order to understand their local and transnational cultural influence.Languages:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350365742ISBN-10:1350365742UPC:9781350365742Book Category:Performing Arts, HistoryBook Subcategory:Film, AsiaBook Topic:History & Criticism, ChinaSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCNR5EQY35
Kyle Barrowman is Adjunct Professor of Media and Cinema Studies at DePaul University, USA. He is author of Understanding Objectivism: At the Movies with Ayn Rand (2023). He has published widely on film studies and philosophy, on subjects ranging from authorship, camera movement, and martial arts to skepticism, perfectionism, and ordinary language philosophy.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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