Contemporary Asian Cinema: Popular Culture in a Global Frame
Oxford: New York: Berg (2006), vi, 250 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 231-244, index
Series: Asian Cinema Series
ISBN 9781845202378 (pbk)
Signature commbox: 300:50-Country Surveys 2006
"With chapters on Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan, the book presents the most authoritative assessment of contemporary Asian cinema available. Each chapter describes the cultural aspects of popular film production, analyzing key films in the context of the national, the regional and the global. Topics covered include: film theory and Asian cinema, popular film genres, major industry figures, the "art film", connections between the state and commercial interests, cultural policies, representations of national identity, trends in international co-production, transnational and diasporic dimensions of Asian filmmaking and viewing, the politics of language choice, the impact of emerging technologies on filmmaking practice, and modes of exhibition." (Publisher description)
Introduction to popular cinema / Anne T. Ciecko, 1
1 Theorizing Asian cinema(s) / Anne T. Ciecko, 13
2 Philippines: cinema and its hybridity (or "You're nothing but a second-rate trying hard copycat!") / José B. Capino, 32
3 Vietnam: chronicles of old and new / Panivong Norindr, 45
4 Thailand: revival in an age of globalization / Anchalee Chaiworaporn, 58
5 Singapore: developments, challenges, and projections / Jan Uhde, 71
6 Malaysia: melodramatic drive, rural discord, urban heartaches / William Van der Heide, 83
7 Indonesia: screening a nation in the post-new order / Krishna Sen, 96
8 Sri Lanka: art, commerce, and cultural modernity / Wimal Dissanayake, 108
9 Bangladesh: native resistance and nationalist discourse / Zakir Hossain Raju, 120
10 India: Bollywood's global coming of age / Jyotika Virdi, 133
11 Mainland China: public square to shopping mall and the new entertainment film / Augusta Lee Palmer, 144
12 Taiwan: popular cinema's disappearing act / Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh, 156
13 Hong Kong: cinematic cycles of grief and glory / Ciecko, Anne Tereska South Korea: film on the global stage / Hyangjin Lee, 169
14 South Korea: Film on the global stage / Hyjangjin Lee, 182
15 Japan: cause for (cautious) optimism / Darrell William Davis, 193
1 Theorizing Asian cinema(s) / Anne T. Ciecko, 13
2 Philippines: cinema and its hybridity (or "You're nothing but a second-rate trying hard copycat!") / José B. Capino, 32
3 Vietnam: chronicles of old and new / Panivong Norindr, 45
4 Thailand: revival in an age of globalization / Anchalee Chaiworaporn, 58
5 Singapore: developments, challenges, and projections / Jan Uhde, 71
6 Malaysia: melodramatic drive, rural discord, urban heartaches / William Van der Heide, 83
7 Indonesia: screening a nation in the post-new order / Krishna Sen, 96
8 Sri Lanka: art, commerce, and cultural modernity / Wimal Dissanayake, 108
9 Bangladesh: native resistance and nationalist discourse / Zakir Hossain Raju, 120
10 India: Bollywood's global coming of age / Jyotika Virdi, 133
11 Mainland China: public square to shopping mall and the new entertainment film / Augusta Lee Palmer, 144
12 Taiwan: popular cinema's disappearing act / Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh, 156
13 Hong Kong: cinematic cycles of grief and glory / Ciecko, Anne Tereska South Korea: film on the global stage / Hyangjin Lee, 169
14 South Korea: Film on the global stage / Hyjangjin Lee, 182
15 Japan: cause for (cautious) optimism / Darrell William Davis, 193
