{"product_id":"9780470659281","title":"A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Hong Kong Cinema\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEsther M. K. Cheung | Gina Marchetti | Esther C. M. Yau\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Hong Kong Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first comprehensive scholarly exploration of this unique global cinema. By embracing the interdisciplinary approach of contemporary film and cultural studies, this collection navigates theoretical debates while charting a new course for future research in Hong Kong film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines Hong Kong cinema within an interdisciplinary context, drawing connections between media, gender, and Asian studies, Asian regional studies, Chinese language and cultural studies, global studies, and critical theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the often contentious debates that shape current thinking about film as a medium and its possible future\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates how changing research on gender, the body, and sexual orientation alter the ways in which we analyze sexual difference in Hong Kong cinema\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts how developments in theories of colonialism, postcolonialism, globalization, neoliberalism,  Orientalism, and nationalism transform our understanding of the economics and politics of the Hong Kong film industry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how the concepts of diaspora, nostalgia, exile, and trauma offer opportunities to rethink accepted ways of understanding Hong Kong’s popular cinematic genres and stars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eEsther M.K. Cheung\u003c\/b\u003e is Department Chairperson, Department of Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, at the University of Hong Kong. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFruit Chan’s Made in Hong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eIn Pursuit of Independent Visions in Hong Kong Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGina Marchetti\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, at the University of Hong Kong. Her books include \u003ci\u003eRomance and the \"Yellow Peril\":\u003c\/i\u003e Race\u003ci\u003e, Sex and Discursive Strategies in Hollywood Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and \u003ci\u003eAndrew Lau and Alan Mak’s INFERNAL AFFAIRS—The Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEsther C.M. Yau\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, at the University of Hong Kong. Her books include \u003ci\u003eAt Full Speed: Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless World\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, 2001) and \u003ci\u003eNew Chinese Cinemas: Forms, Identities, Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (co-editor, 1996).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 August 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470659281\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e640\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315006795916,"sku":"9780470659281","price":203.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470659281_2bc0d599-5b36-4a90-807f-eb62bf69387d.jpg?v=1780173020","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470659281","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}