The identity and national identification of hong kong people. In the next installment of this history of hong kong action cinema series, well move on to the 1930s, and well discuss the rise and fall of an empire, talkies and the japanese occupation. Izrada graevinske knjige s dokaznicama i prilaganjem slika je proces koji je vrlo brz i intuitivan. Hong kong film archive, soak in the magic of the glamorous cinema history and catch an old flick. As its subtitle indicates, this book comprehensively and effectively traces the development of hong kong cinema from the three perspectives of history, arts, and identity. Special issue on hong shen and the modern mediasphere in republicanera china. Since the 1960s, hong kong cinema has helped to shape one of theworlds most. Individual chapters examine major film movements such as the shanghai cinema of the 1930s, fifth generation filmmakers and the hong kong new wave, as well as key issues such as stars and auteurs. Cultural conflict in hong kong angles on a coherent. The most important aspect of chinese culture is the concept of face, a quality intangible to most westerners but. History, arts, identity, edited by poshek fu and david desser, contributes a variety of perspectives by established and emerging voices in cinema studies. Hong kong nostalgia cinema and its social practice 252 natalia chan sui hung 12. The cinema of hong kong is noted for its brands of martial arts movies and comedy.
Learn everything there is to know about cinema while gazing through books, magazines and much more. Whatever you are looking for in a movie theaterfrom a serious. Urban cinema and the cultural identity of hong kong 227 leung pingkwan 11. The 12 best art house cinemas in hong kong hong kong. Providing an overview of major directors, genres, and stars, from its origins to the present, this volume examines hong kong cinema in historical. He has published in asian cinema, the journal of japanese and korean cinema, the journal of korean studies, and post script.
A system of classification derived from the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content. This book examines how hong kongs colonial history and chinese identity manifests a conflicting sociocultural plurality. Cambridge university press 0521776023 the cinema of. The family is another pillar of culture, and all hong kong citizens are jointly proud of their island region home and the ancient mainlands history and achievements. A panel of hong kong artist and designers will come together to discuss the nature of their work in the context of hong kongs tumultuous past and possible futures. Pdf english and its role in hong kong cultural identity. During the 1980s, the film industry began to flourish. National cinema, cultural critique, transnational capital. Sentimental fabulations contemporary chinese films pdf. Hong kong document of identity for visa purposes wikipedia. Top 100 chinese movies as rated by imdb users china, hong kong, taiwan shorts, tv movies, and documentaries are not included. Poshek fu and david desser publish an anthology entitled the cinema of hong kong. The hong kong exhibition features 45 documents, books, maps, photographs and manuscripts and depicts, from an american perspective, the history, economy, culture, society and art of hong kong during the british colonial period. And, as you explore the citys colourful heritage, youll discover stories of powerful clans, marauding pirates and european traders.
As a former british colony, hong kong had a greater degree of political and economic freedom than mainland china and taiwan, and developed into a filmmaking hub for the chinesespeaking world including its. However, the history of the more than 1,100 square kilometres that hong kong now occupies predates the events of the qing dynasty by more than a thousand years. History, arts, identity edited by poshek fu and david desser frontmatter more information. Master of arts radio, television and film, december 2002, 78 pp. In this paper, i aimed to explore deeply the hong kong 1997 handover theme films by comparison and summary in order to discover the history and cultural meaning of this incident from a human perspective. In 20092010, 54,554 documents of identity for visa purposes were issued. A grant from the hong kong economic and trade office made the symposium and exhibition possible. Mogunost prilaganja slike s webdigitalne kamere, skenera itd india china war 1962 pdf download. Pauls just put together a wonderful and very handy map and guide to hong kongs best art cinema movie theaters, and were delighted to share it with you. The hong kong film archive building is a worldclass facility. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
This article is part of a series on the history of hong kong action cinema find the other parts here the 1960s and 70s are probably the most pivotal time regarding the growth of hong kong action films. Hong kong cinema history and its recent development, whether hong kong is still a suitable place for filmmakers to start their ambition in the industry. A cultural history of the shaw brothers studio, 19601970, in border crossings in hong kong cinema, ed. By naming these films sentimental fabulations screen artifacts of cultural becoming with irreducible aesthetic, conceptual, and speculative logics of their own chow presents chinese cinema first and foremost as an invitation to the pleasures and challenges of critical thinking. Providing an overview of major directors, genres and stars, from its origins to the present, this volume examines hong kong cinema in transnational, historical, and artistic contexts. Offers intersection of a variety of cultural elements that make up what is known as hong kong considers linguistic, literary, and cultural representations of hong kong and how they destabilize the territory as a unified community and space examines how cultural elements are appropriated into the. History, arts, identity is a key contribution to studies of hong kong s cinematic representation.
Local identity is how hong kong looks at itself and reflects itself in cinema. For a survey of shaw brothers development during the period, see poshek fu, going global. Cultural conflict in hong kong angles on a coherent imaginary. The story of hong kong identity 18412017, told through. Housing, home ownership and social change in hong kong 1999 lui, adam yuenchung 1990. The cinema of hong kong examines one of the most popular and dynamic cinema traditions in the history of film. This course introduces representational martial arts films, directors and stars from around the world to investigate the transformation, diversification, ongoing appeal and globalization of this evolving genre. The politics of cultural and national identity in the cinemas of taiwan and hong kong.
After all, so much of hong kong cinema is geared towards a diasporic audience and produced with funding from sources outside of hong kong. Poshek fu and david desser ed, the cinema of hong kong. Bruce lee in hong kong and harlem columbia university. Hong kong has always been something of an anomaly, and an outpost of empire, whether british or chinese. Many of the new wave directors had a westernstyle education and thus, were influenced by western filmmaking and culture. Jan 05, 2018 the rise and fall of cantopop and, with it, hong kongs cultural identity vivienne chow says the ultimate song chart awards reminded her of how cantopop once brought a thriving hong kong together. Develop your critical thinking through an extensive programme of film screenings, delivered alongside contextual analysis.
The majority are issued to citizens of the peoples republic of china who have migrated to hong kong on a oneway permit, have lost their mainland hukou thus are unable to obtain a prc passport, but have not resided in hong kong for the 7 years required to be eligible for a hksar passport. This important collection addresses issues of film production and exhibition and places chinese cinema in its national and transnational contexts. The identity and national identification of hong kong people survey results to enable the samplen to reflect the characteristics of hong kong population as much as possible, all figures had been weighted according to the latest sexandage distribution of the hong kong. The notion of local cinema does not capture fully the notion of hong kong cinema either. It covers the period from the opium wars when the british obtained the rocky island referred to as fragrant harbour hong kong to the handover of one of the worlds preeminent trading and financial centres to the prc. The zurich film festival presents the most promising new filmmakers from around the globe and promotes the exchange of ideas between established film workers, creative talent and the public. Kung fu, as a cultural imaginary consecrated in hong kong cinema since the 1970s, was constituted in a flux of nationalism. Reflecting on each of their experiences in our city and abroad and how these have. The result is an innovative understanding of cinema s place in our lives and culture, along with a critical seachange in the study of the art. This project is an examination of the hong kong film industry, focusing on the years leading up to the handover of hong kong to communist china.
Also, with the internship experience in ifva, how ifva and other organizations like fresh wave and createhk put in their effort to help. Siu the university of hong kong introduction the story of the transformation of hong kong into a modern metropolis from a small fishing village on the south china coast is now standard fare in almost all history books about the territory. The palgrave handbook of asian cinema aaron han joon magnan. Youll want to experience cantonese opera, visit the art museum, or catch a show at the hong kong cultural centre. Castillo, gilbert gerard, gender, identity, and influence. The cinema of hong kong examines one of the most popular, dynamic, and important cinema traditions in the history of film. One side of the building is dedicated to storage, which has independent air conditioning system with dehumidification and acidic gaseous removal functions. Taiwanese history and the films of hou hsiaohsien june yip. The sir zelman cowen school of music at monash university is the recipient of a transformational contribution from mr david li am, enabling the creation of a worldclass music facility. Pdf suverenita, pravo a legitimita v kontextu moderni filosofie a sociologie prava. Clara laws floating life and hong kongaustralian flexible citizenship tony mitchell abstract clara laws film floating life was the first australian film to be nominated for an oscar for best foreign film, and the first australian film to deal with migrant hong kong chinese identities from inside. History, arts, identity is a key contribution to studies of hong kongs cinematic representation.
History, arts, identity cambridge university press, 2000. One of the manifestations of local identity is language and hong kong cinema, since the beginning of sound, was closely identified as a cantonese dialect cinema. Oct 21, 2010 kung fu, as a cultural imaginary consecrated in hong kong cinema since the 1970s, was constituted in a flux of nationalism. The more the nature of cinema transforms, the more it discovers its own identity, and casetti helps readers realize the galaxy of possibilities embedded in the medium.
This course will focus on the ties between japanese, hong kong, and american film and literature by investigating the interaction among three particular genres. Poon is a lecturer at the master of arts programme at hong kong baptist university. Hong kongs eclectic cultural scene is full of tales to tell, and there are many venues in which you can discover art and local culture. Arthistory arth arts in art history with departmental distinction. Fivestorey high, its net floor area of 7,200 square meters is structurally divided into two big partitions. From local identity to the pursuit of independence.
The relationship between hong kong citizens ethnic. Hong shen in the popular press, 19241949 xuelei huang. They will discuss the search for a common, or multifaceted future identity, for the city and identity as artists practicing from hong kong. The relationship between hong kong citizens ethnic identity, political culture and their political participation introduction the hong kong special administrative region hksar is enjoying a high degree of civil development without a corresponding degree of democratic party development ng, 2009, p. Marginal culture, and hong kong cinema 19371941 199 poshek fu 10.
History, arts, identity 2000, aiming primarily to offer more insights into. Film served as the primary source of entertainment. As a former british colony, hong kong had a greater degree of political and economic freedom than mainland china and taiwan, and developed into a filmmaking hub. If we see language as a construct of identity, then clearly the cantonese dialect is a clear sign of the. Hong kong cinema and the 1997 return of the colony to. The influence of classical chinese culture on gender representation in martial arts films is examined in order to formulate an understanding of how these films use gender issues to negotiate a sense of cultural identity in the face of unprecedented. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. It is intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal, made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit, and contains unconventional or highly symbolic content. Clara laws floating life and hong kongaustralian flexible.
History, imagination and hong kong popular culture. I believe it was published in 1988, in renditions, a literary magazine published by the research centre for translation rct at the chinese university of hong kong. The rise and fall of cantopop and, with it, hong kongs. Aaron han joon magnanpark is assistant professor in the department of comparative literature at the university of hong kong. America in the world film market 19071934 pdf online. History, arts, identity edited by poshek fu and david desser excerpt more information. The latter is said to have its own style of humour, which has been termed hong kong humour jyutping. An introduction click to download a pdf copy siyuan liu. History, arts, identity, edited by poshek fu and david desser, contributes a variety of perspectives by established and emerging voices in cinema. With tarantino brashly proclaiming i know a good movie when i see one, the narrator chimed in with reminders of what tarantino had accomplished so far with his own movies and then noting that the rolling thunder video collection is a new line of movies handpicked by quentin tarantino, aimed straight at the hottest renting age category, 18 to 34. An art film is typically a serious, independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience.
As the books subtitle suggests, the contributors write at the intersection of the political and the aesthetic. On ba hons film and screen studies youll explore the rich global history of the moving image from the 20th century, alongside contemporary immersive and interactive platforms. This paper argues that the kung fu imaginary found in hong kong kung fu cinema is imbued with an underlying selfdismantling operation that denies its own effectiveness in modern life, and betrays an originary moment of heterogeneity, an origin of itself as. This project is an examination of the hong kong film industry, focusing on the. Trigger happy is a book about the aesthetics of videogames what they share with cinema, the history of painting, or literature. Cambridge university press 0521776023 the cinema of hong. The importance of this chapter lies in our attempt to draw the connection between hong kong english and its role in hong kong cultural identity. At the core of martial arts cinema and hong kong modernity. If you do not complete the check, we will not be able to proceed with your application. Some of his troops settled on lantau island, in modernday hong kong, and the story of hong kong identity 18412017, told through physical theatre hong kong free press hkfp close. Law says the second wave arose during the transitional years, when hong kongs future handover to chinese sovereignty was being discussed and a sense of crisis emerged as hong kong people. Representation of identity in hong kong action movies.
Why the genre will keep thriving in these uncertain times theres only one feature film that bucks the trend from movie nostalgia and virtual gigs to the latest tv show why dick cavetts. Once described as a barren island, the former fishing community has been transformed by its own economic miracle into one of asias world cities, taking in its stride the territorys 1997 return to chinese sovereignty. The copy of the article i link below comes from the cuhk library. Providing an overview of major directors, genres, and stars, from its origins to the present, this volume examines hong kong cinema in historical, transnational, cultural and political contexts. To be included on the list, a movie must receive at least 4000 ratings. Pdf since the 1960s, hong kong cinema has helped to shape one of the.
This paper argues that the kung fu imaginary found in hong kong kung fu. If you have any questions or thoughts, please share them below. International applicants, whether applying online via ucas or through a ual representative or by direct application, you will need to complete an immigration history check to establish whether you are eligible to study at ual. Leisure and cultural services department hong kong international film festival, 2000, 4351. Hong kong wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Hong shen and the modern mediasphere in republicanera china. Hong kong itself is located outside of the territorial boundaries of china proper. Paul fonoroff, well known hong kong film critic and historian, wrote, a brief history of hong kong cinema.
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