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Writing Beijing: Urban Spaces and Cultural Imaginations in Contemporary Chinese Literature and Films
Yiran Zheng
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Description for Writing Beijing: Urban Spaces and Cultural Imaginations in Contemporary Chinese Literature and Films
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This study investigates some literary configurations of Beijing through contemporary Chinese literature and films. These configurations as revolutionary Beijing , traditional and masculine Beijing , global Beijing as a Urban Dream are built upon three specific urban spaces: military compound, traditional dwellings, and some post-modern architectures. Representation of these spaces are revealed to be the projections of some writers and filmmakers' own cultural imaginations.
This study investigates some literary configurations of Beijing through contemporary Chinese literature and films. These configurations as revolutionary Beijing , traditional and masculine Beijing , global Beijing as a Urban Dream are built upon three specific urban spaces: military compound, traditional dwellings, and some post-modern architectures. Representation of these spaces are revealed to be the projections of some writers and filmmakers' own cultural imaginations.
Product Details
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781498531016
SKU
V9781498531016
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About Yiran Zheng
Yiran Zheng is assistant professor at the Institute for Cultural Studies at Capital Normal University (CNU), Beijing.
Reviews for Writing Beijing: Urban Spaces and Cultural Imaginations in Contemporary Chinese Literature and Films
Writing Beijing makes a remarkable contribution to the growing cultural studies of Chinese cities. Zheng not only engages in insightful discussions of the urban spaces of Beijing, including the important yet hitherto neglected military compound, but also provides exciting new interpretations such as gendered city. With its breath and clarity, this book would be an essential reference to ... Read more