{"product_id":"a-companion-to-hong-kong-cinema-9780470659281","title":"A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Esther M. K. Cheung\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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  *Examines 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 *Highlights the often contentious debates that shape current thinking about film as a medium and its possible future *Investigates how changing research on gender, the body, and sexual orientation alter the ways in which we analyze sexual difference in Hong Kong cinema *Charts 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 *Explores 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","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45202431639703,"sku":"9780470659281","price":13098.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780470659281.webp?v=1767668169","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-companion-to-hong-kong-cinema-9780470659281","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}