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Fighting Stars: Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350365742)
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xFighting 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.Author: Kyle Barrowman
ISBN-10: 1350365742
ISBN-13: 9781350365742
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 10/03/2024
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d
By Kyle Barrowman
xKyle 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.
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