Jet Li : Chinese masculinity and transnational film stardom / Sabrina Qiong Yu.

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Yu, Sabrina Qiong [author.]

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9780748645480
0748645489
9780748689552
0748689559
9780748653829
0748653821
9780748653836
074865383X
1281604259
9781281604255
9786613784940
661378494X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Jet Li.DDC classification:

791.43/028092 23

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PN2878.L34 Y9 2012eb

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Contents:

pt. I. Jet Li as Chinese wuxia hero -- pt. II. Jet Li as transnational kung fu star.

Summary: This is the first study of Chinese stars and their transnational stardom, examining the career of Jet Li, probably the best martial arts actor alive. Jet Li's career has crossed numerous cultural and geographic boundaries, from mainland China to Hong Kong, from Hollywood to France. In Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom, Sabrina Qiong Yu uses Li as an example to address some intriguing but under-examined issues surrounding transnational stardom in general and transnational kung fu stardom in particular. Presenting case studies of audiences' responses to Jet Li films and his star image, this book explores the way in which Li has evolved from a Chinese wuxia hero to a transnational kung fu star in relation to the discourses of genre, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and national identity. By rejecting a text-centred approach which prevails in star studies and instead emphasising the role of audiences in constructing star image, this book challenges some established perspectives in the study of Chinese male screen images and martial arts/action cinema.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-209) and index.

Print version record.

pt. I. Jet Li as Chinese wuxia hero -- pt. II. Jet Li as transnational kung fu star.

This is the first study of Chinese stars and their transnational stardom, examining the career of Jet Li, probably the best martial arts actor alive. Jet Li's career has crossed numerous cultural and geographic boundaries, from mainland China to Hong Kong, from Hollywood to France. In Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom, Sabrina Qiong Yu uses Li as an example to address some intriguing but under-examined issues surrounding transnational stardom in general and transnational kung fu stardom in particular. Presenting case studies of audiences' responses to Jet Li films and his star image, this book explores the way in which Li has evolved from a Chinese wuxia hero to a transnational kung fu star in relation to the discourses of genre, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and national identity. By rejecting a text-centred approach which prevails in star studies and instead emphasising the role of audiences in constructing star image, this book challenges some established perspectives in the study of Chinese male screen images and martial arts/action cinema.

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