Independent Chinese documentary : alternative visions, alternative publics / Dan Edwards.

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Edwards, Dan (Lecturer in film studies) [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780748695638
074869563X
9781474403559
1474403557
9781474412186
1474412181

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Independent Chinese documentary.DDC classification:

070.1/8 23

LOC classification:

PN1995.9.D6 E39 2015eb

Other classification:

AP 59562

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Contents:

From underground practice to alternative public sphere -- A public of viewer-producers -- Remembering the past, reclaiming history -- The right to be public and a public with rights -- The ethics of encounter in Chinese documentary.

Summary: Analyses how independent documentaries are forging a new public sphere in today's China. Since the turn of the twenty-first century there has been an explosion in Chinese independent documentary filmmaking. But how are we to understand this vibrant burst of activity? Are these films brave expressions of dissidence, or do they point to a more complex attempt to expand the terms of public discourse in the People's Republic? This timely study is based on detailed interviews with Chinese documentary makers rarely available in English, and insights gained by the author while working as a journalist in Beijing. It considers the relationship between independent documentaries and China's official film and television sectors, exploring the ways in which independent films probe, question and challenge the dominant ideas and narratives circulating in the state-sanctioned public sphere. Detailed analyses of key contemporary documentaries reveal a sustained attempt to forge an alternative public sphere where the views and experiences of petitioners, AIDS sufferers, dispossessed farmers and the victims of Mao's repression can be publicly aired for a small, but steadily growing, public. Key Features: A detailed account of one of the world's most active, vibrant and challenging contemporary documentary sectors Draws extensively on first-hand interviews with filmmakers Offers in-depth, critical analyses of China's most challenging contemporary independent documentaries Discusses China's state-sanctioned film and television sectors to cast new light on how the official public sphere is shaped and guided by the state

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed April 27, 2017).

Analyses how independent documentaries are forging a new public sphere in today's China. Since the turn of the twenty-first century there has been an explosion in Chinese independent documentary filmmaking. But how are we to understand this vibrant burst of activity? Are these films brave expressions of dissidence, or do they point to a more complex attempt to expand the terms of public discourse in the People's Republic? This timely study is based on detailed interviews with Chinese documentary makers rarely available in English, and insights gained by the author while working as a journalist in Beijing. It considers the relationship between independent documentaries and China's official film and television sectors, exploring the ways in which independent films probe, question and challenge the dominant ideas and narratives circulating in the state-sanctioned public sphere. Detailed analyses of key contemporary documentaries reveal a sustained attempt to forge an alternative public sphere where the views and experiences of petitioners, AIDS sufferers, dispossessed farmers and the victims of Mao's repression can be publicly aired for a small, but steadily growing, public. Key Features: A detailed account of one of the world's most active, vibrant and challenging contemporary documentary sectors Draws extensively on first-hand interviews with filmmakers Offers in-depth, critical analyses of China's most challenging contemporary independent documentaries Discusses China's state-sanctioned film and television sectors to cast new light on how the official public sphere is shaped and guided by the state

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