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Chinese Face/Off : The Transnational Popular Culture of Hong Kong / Kwai-Cheung Lo.
| Author/creator | Lo, Kwai-Cheung, 1963- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Urbana ; Chicago : University of Illinois Press, ©2005. |
| Description | 282 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Transnational Popular Culture of Hong Kong |
| Series | Popular culture and politics in Asia Pacific Popular culture and politics in Asia Pacific. ^A595844 |
| Contents | Introduction: the Chineseness of Hong Kong's transnational culture in today's world -- I. From voice to words and back in Chinese identification -- Much ado about the ordinary in newspaper column and book culture -- Leftovers of the film and television subtitles in a transnational culture -- II. Image is everything: constructions and mutations of cultural identity -- Hong Kong muscles and the sublime Chinese subjectivity -- Transnationalization of the local in a circular structure -- Charlie Chan reborn as Jackie Chan in Hollywood-Hong Kong representations -- Once upon a time racial passing and face swapping in the wild wild west -- Tigers crouch and dragons hide in new trans-Chinese cinema -- III. Objects--a show boat to China -- Giant panda, Mickey Mouse and other transnational objects of fantasy in theme park Hong Kong. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references [255]-273) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004018122 |
| ISBN | 025202978X (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0252072286 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS796.H75 L557 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |