Youth Culture in Chinese Language Film (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781138678064)

This book explores the vigorous film cultures of mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong from the perspective of youth culture. The book relates this important topic to the wider social, cultural, and institutional context, and discusses the relationship between the films and the changes that today are transforming each society. Among the areas explored are the differences between the three film industries, their creation of new types of screen hero and heroine, and their conflicts with traditional Chinese attitudes such as respect for age. The many films discussed provide fresh perspectives on the ways in which young people are coping with gender, sexuality, class, coming of age, the pressures of education, and major social shifts such as rural to urban migration. They show young adults in each society striving to construct new value systems for a complex, rapidly changing environment.

Author: Xuelin Zhou
ISBN-10: 1138678066
ISBN-13: 9781138678064
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2016
Pages: 206
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.22w x 0.71d