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In Pursuit of Trugh: Once Upon A Time In China (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Li, Q. In Pursuit of Trugh: Once Upon A Time In China. [Film]. Exhibited at AVIFF Art Film Festival, Cannes, France. 16 May 2023 - 26 May 2023. (Unpublished)

This documentary film is about the filmmaking journey of Hu Jie who was a former member of the Air Force of the People’s Liberation Army and became an internationally renowned documentary filmmaker. He has been reported by mainstream media such as Ne... Read More about In Pursuit of Trugh: Once Upon A Time In China.

The Global Film Market Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Era: Production, Distribution and Consumption (2023)
Book
Li, Q., Wilson, D., & Guan, Y. (Eds.). (2023). The Global Film Market Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Era: Production, Distribution and Consumption. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003345251

This book reviews the development and performance of the global film industry during the COVID-19 pandemic and examines new trends in film production, distribution and consumption through a global lens. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial im... Read More about The Global Film Market Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Era: Production, Distribution and Consumption.

The distribution model for Hollywood blockbusters during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 (2023)
Book Chapter
Li, Q. (2023). The distribution model for Hollywood blockbusters during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In Q. Li, D. Wilson, & Y. Guan (Eds.), The Global Film Market Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Era: Production, Distribution and Consumption (114-122). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003345251

In the wake of the pandemic, the traditional mode of theatrical release has been disrupted, and Hollywood has had to shift its focus to alternative methods of distribution, such as releasing films on streaming platforms. This shift has been necessita... Read More about The distribution model for Hollywood blockbusters during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

A Comparative Study on the Representation of Confucian family and Image of Father in Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Hulk (2023)
Book Chapter
Li, Q. (in press). A Comparative Study on the Representation of Confucian family and Image of Father in Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Hulk. In The Asian Family in Literature and Film. Palgrave Macmillan

Ang Lee is perhaps one of the most successful auteur director of Chinese origin. This chapter conducts a case study on Ang Lee’s internationally acclaimed academy award winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and his Hollywood blockbuster Hulk, and in... Read More about A Comparative Study on the Representation of Confucian family and Image of Father in Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Hulk.

Rethinking rural China: Zhang Yimou’s Red Sorghum and the roots-searching movement in a post-cultural revolution context (2021)
Book Chapter
Li, Q. (2021). Rethinking rural China: Zhang Yimou’s Red Sorghum and the roots-searching movement in a post-cultural revolution context. In S. P. Gabriel, & B. Wilson (Eds.), . London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003105367

Zhang Yimou, one of the most successful of Chinese auteur directors, has been criticized for his Orientalist tendencies, specifically for the exotic atmosphere that turns his films into Oriental spectacles for Western consumption. Yet criticizing Zha... Read More about Rethinking rural China: Zhang Yimou’s Red Sorghum and the roots-searching movement in a post-cultural revolution context.

Development of Global Film Industry: Industrial Competition and Cooperation in the Context of Globalization (2020)
Book
Li, J. Q., Guan, Y., & Lu, H. (Eds.). (2020). Development of Global Film Industry: Industrial Competition and Cooperation in the Context of Globalization. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003051503

The global film industry has witnessed significant transformations in the past few years. Regions outside the USA have begun to prosper while non-traditional production companies such as Netflix have assumed a larger market share and online movies ad... Read More about Development of Global Film Industry: Industrial Competition and Cooperation in the Context of Globalization.

Film Authorship and National Cinema: An Analysis of “Chineseness” in John Woo’s Hollywood Films’ (2020)
Journal Article
Li, Q. (., & Deng, L. (2020). Film Authorship and National Cinema: An Analysis of “Chineseness” in John Woo’s Hollywood Films’. Search Journal of Media and Communication Research, 12(2), 59-72

Hong Kong has the world’s third largest film industry after Hollywood and Bollywood. For many decades, Hong Kong cinema has long been transregional and transnational. Its audiences are spread across Southeast Asia and its films have been... Read More about Film Authorship and National Cinema: An Analysis of “Chineseness” in John Woo’s Hollywood Films’.

Migration & Memory: Arts and Cinemas of The Chinese Diaspora (2019)
Book
Li, Q., & Conte, R. (Eds.). (2019). Migration & Memory: Arts and Cinemas of The Chinese Diaspora. Paris: Maison des Sciences de l'Homme

This work is the first of a series of books principally dedicated to the publication of papers from seminars organized, either solely by the MAISON DES SCIENCES DE L'HOMME DU PACIFIQUE, or in partnership with other institutions. Upon the arrival in t... Read More about Migration & Memory: Arts and Cinemas of The Chinese Diaspora.

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). Paris: 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.

Save Malayan Tiger: It's Now or Never! (2019)
Digital Artefact
Li, J. (2019). Save Malayan Tiger: It's Now or Never!. [documentary film]

Commissioned by the Energy and Natural Resources ministry, the film follows a team of Malaysian forest rangers into the Taman Negara forest in search of the critically endangered Malayan tiger. The film sheds light on the challenges of protecting the... Read More about Save Malayan Tiger: It's Now or Never!.

Alita: Battle Angel – A Step in the Right Direction for Anime Adaptations (2019)
Journal Article
Li, J., & Phil Tan, E. L. (2019). Alita: Battle Angel – A Step in the Right Direction for Anime Adaptations. Galactica Media: Journal of Media Studies, 1(1), 88-103. https://doi.org/10.24411/2658-7734-2019-00004

Anime adaptations may not be as common as other kinds of adaptations during the 21st century; the few that have been done and released all have been met with negative reviews from both critics and fans alike. Some of the issues raised in regards to a... Read More about Alita: Battle Angel – A Step in the Right Direction for Anime Adaptations.

In A Different Key (2018)
Digital Artefact
Li, J. (2018). In A Different Key. [documentary film]

A short documentary film about a group of autism people and their lives in Malaysia. The film was selected by International Video and Art Exhibition hosted by Ohio Arts Council and the Gallery at Cleveland State University in 2019.

A Tale of An Old Town (2017)
Digital Artefact
Li, Q. (. (2017). A Tale of An Old Town. [Film]

A man returns to the old town where he spent his childhood. Mysterious encounters, the strange atmosphere of the old town, and his memories all come into play. A tragedy in his childhood gradually unfolds. He seems to be forever trapped in the old to... Read More about A Tale of An Old Town.

Contested Identities: Exploring the Cultural, Historical and Political Complexities of the "Three Chinas" (2016)
Journal Article
Li, J., & Jennings, R. (2016). Contested Identities: Exploring the Cultural, Historical and Political Complexities of the "Three Chinas". IAFOR Journal of Asian Studies, 2(1), 25-40. https://doi.org/10.22492/ijas.2.1.02

When facing the political, historical and cultural complexities of Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, problematic issues arise in relation to understanding the sorts of national/cultural identities that might be projected by them. With regard to t... Read More about Contested Identities: Exploring the Cultural, Historical and Political Complexities of the "Three Chinas".