W. Ho

Screening Post-1989 China: Critical Analysis of Chinese Film and Television W. Ho

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Wing Shan Ho is Assistant Professor of Chinese at Montclair State University, USA. She recently published articles in Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media and Studies in the Humanities. Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction: How Far Can We Go in Controlling and Negotiating Cultural Production and ConsumptionPART I: SCREENING THE ECONOMIC SUBJECT IN FILMS1. Selfless Party Officials and the Socialist Legacy2. Insulting Portrayals of the Era?: Selling One's Son, Murder, and Human TraffickingPART II: SCREENING THE SEXUAL SUBJECT ON THE TELEVISION3. Golden Marriage: An Exemplary Marriage and a Harmonious Society4. Narrow Dwelling: Extra-marital Sex and the CityPART III: SCREENING THE POLITICAL SUBJECT IN FILMS5. Selling Party Patriotism to Intellectuals in the Chinese Blockbuster Hero6. (Dis) Associating Political Dissent and Non-heteronormative Sexual DesireConclusion: How Far Have We GoneBibliography