Cinema, Space, and Polylocality in a Globalizing China

by Yingjin Zhang and Professor Yingjin Zhang

Book Overview

In this milestone work, prominent China film scholar Yingjin Zhang proposes "polylocality" as a new conceptual framework for investigating the shifting spaces of contemporary Chinese cinema in the age of globalization. Questioning the national cinema paradigm, Zhang calls for comparative studies of underdeveloped areas beyond the imperative of transnationalism.

The book begins by addressing theories and practices related to space, place,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824833376
• ISBN13: 9780824833374
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"