All Outputs (2)

Outside and Beyond “The National”: A Case Study of Ang Lee’s Cinema in Hollywood (2019)
Book Chapter
Li, J. (2019). Outside and Beyond “The National”: A Case Study of Ang Lee’s Cinema in Hollywood. In Q. Li, & R. Conte (Eds.), Migration & Memory: Arts and Cinemas of The Chinese Diaspora (21-39). Maison des sciences de l’Homme

This article takes perhaps the most successful film- maker of Chinese origin, Ang Lee, out of his Taiwanese context of discussion and investigates the ways that his transnational/global filmmaking intersects with Chinese cult... Read More about Outside and Beyond “The National”: A Case Study of Ang Lee’s Cinema in Hollywood.

‘Chineseness’ in Yimou Zhang’s Transnational Cinema (2019)
Book Chapter
Li, J. (2019). ‘Chineseness’ in Yimou Zhang’s Transnational Cinema. In Q. Li, & R. Conte (Eds.), Migration & Memory: Arts and Cinemas of The Chinese Diaspora (99-119). Paris: Maison des sciences de l’Homme

Hollywood and non-Hollywood national cinemas both seek to depict “universal” meanings to ensure better global distribution and reception. “The national” in national cinema is also in a state of hybridity (Bhabha 2004). “The national” bec... Read More about ‘Chineseness’ in Yimou Zhang’s Transnational Cinema.