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Fighting Stars
Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema
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Fighting 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...
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A wide-ranging study of the star personae and cinematic and cultural contexts of Hong Kong's most influential martial arts cinema stars, from Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan to Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh.
A wide-ranging study of the star personae and cinematic and cultural contexts of Hong Kong's most influential martial arts cinema stars, from Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan to Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh.
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Description
Fighting 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.
Series: Global East Asian Screen Cultures
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781350365742
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 October 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Contributors:
- Edited by Kyle Barrowman
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 479g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Kyle 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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