Hollywood's Representations of the Sino-Tibetan Conflict

Politics, Culture, and Globalization
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-45056-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 235 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

Using film as a lens though which we can witness the global transformations in politics, economy, culture, and communication, this book analyzes Hollywood's shift in its depictions of China and Tibet.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Daccache, J.

Valeriano, B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. China and Tibet in Western Eyes 2. The Divergence in the Portrayal of China and Tibet by Hollywood: The Yellow Peril versus the Land of Spirituality 3. Hollywood and the Sino-Tibetan Conflict 4. Political Messages and Cultural Realities: Modern China & Tibet in the Hollywood Image 5. Accuracy versus Propaganda in Hollywood Cinema: False Depictions of China, Tibet, and their Protracted Conflict 6. The Hollywood Effect and Tibet: A Study of Media Effectiveness and the Current Free Tibet Movement 7. The Paradox of Globalization: Hollywood's Ethno-Cultural Context Encounters the Global Marketplace Conclusion: Hollywood, China, and Tibet: A Path Forward

Über Autor(innen)

Author Jenny George Daccache: Jenny George Daccache is a scholar in the fields of media, film, culture, and politics.
Author Brandon Valeriano: Brandon Valeriano is a Lecturer at the School of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Glasgow.