Intermedial Translation as Circulation

Chu Tien-wen, Taiwan New Cinema, and Taiwan Literature

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ID22131996
AuthorsJessica Siu-yin Yeung (0000-0002-7869-6832, University of London, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume5
Issue4
Pages568-586
Publication date2020-11-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of World Literature (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2405-6472 • E-ISSN: 2405-6480
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/24056480-00504005
OpenAlexW3101335559
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

We generally believe that literature first circulates nationally and then scales up through translation and reception at an international level. In contrast, I argue that Taiwan literature first attained international acclaim through intermedial translation during the New Cinema period (1982–90) and was only then subsequently recognized nationally. These intermedial translations included not only adaptations of literature for film, but also collaborations between authors who acted as screenwriters and filmmakers. The films resulting from these collaborations repositioned Taiwan as a multilingual, multicultural and democratic nation. These shifts in media facilitated the circulation of these new narratives. Filmmakers could circumvent censorship at home and reach international audiences at Western film festivals. The international success ensured the wide circulation of these narratives in Taiwan

Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Censorship · Democracy · Literature · Media studies · Movie theater · Multiculturalism · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Engineering · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Japanese History and Culture · Law

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