'My' Self on Camera: First Person Documentary Practice in an Individualising China Contributor(s): Yu, Kiki Tianqi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474474128 ISBN-13: 9781474474122 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - Reference |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 'My' Self on Camera is the first book to explore first person narrative documentary in China's post-Mao era. Since the emergence of the individual as an ever more important social figure in China, this mode of independent filmmaking and cultural practice has become increasingly significant. Combining the approach of cultural ethnography, interviews, and textual analysis of selected films, this study examines the motivations, key aesthetic features and ethical tensions of presenting the self on camera, as well as the socio-political, cultural and technical conditions surrounding its practice. This book problematises how the sense of self and subjectivities are understood in contemporary China, and provides illuminating new insights on the changing notion of the individual through cinema. |