New issue of Journal of Chinese Cinemas available

Entering its seventh volume, Journal of Chinese Cinemas is a major refereed academic publication devoted to the study of Chinese film, drawing on the recent world-wide growth of interest in Chinese cinemas. An incredibly diverse range of films has emerged from all parts of the Chinese-speaking world over the last few years, with an ever increasing number of border-crossing collaborative efforts prominent among them. These exciting developments provide abundant ground for academic research.

Contents:

The cultural politics of recognition: Rural migrants and documentary films in China

Authors:  Wanning Sun

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Making space for Chinese independent documentary: The case of Yunfest 2011

Authors:  Luke Robinson And  Jenny Chio

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Intermedial moments: An embodied turn in contemporary Chinese cinema

Authors:  Haiping Yan

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Petitions, addictions and dire situations: The ethics of personal interaction in Zhao Liang’s Paper Airplane and Petition

Authors:  Dan Edwards

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