Jet Li

Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19909196
AutoresSabrina Qiong Yu (autor de correspondencia)
Año2012
Fecha de publicación2012-04-04
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaJet Li (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialEdinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1515/9780748645480
OpenAlexW636819957
Open LibraryOL37162999M
ISBN9780748645480
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas16

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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