Women in Chinese martial arts films of the new millennium : narrative analyses and gender politics

Women in Chinese martial arts films of the new millennium : narrative analyses and gender politics / Ya-chen Chen.

Women and Gender in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium, by Ya-chen Chen, examines underexposed gender issues in more recent films, focusing on the contradictory feminism in the film narratives. Through the lens of Chinese martial arts films, Chen delves into ""Chinese cinemat...

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Main Author: Chen, Ya-chen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2012.
Subjects:
Martial arts films > China > History and criticism.
Feminism and motion pictures.
Motion picture producers and directors > China > Interviews.
Screenwriters > China > Interviews.
Women in motion pictures.
ART > Film & Video.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Feminism and motion pictures
Martial arts films
Motion picture producers and directors
Screenwriters
Women in motion pictures
China
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Interviews
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Summary:Women and Gender in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium, by Ya-chen Chen, examines underexposed gender issues in more recent films, focusing on the contradictory feminism in the film narratives. Through the lens of Chinese martial arts films, Chen delves into ""Chinese cinematic martial arts feminism, "" highlighting the glass ceiling which marks the maximal exercise of feminism which the patriarchal order is willing to accept
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 295 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739139103
073913910X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

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