Sensing 'performance anxiety

Zhang Ziyi, Tang Wei, and female film stardom in the People's Republic of China

Bibliographic Data

ID5675015
AuthorsMila Zuo (Film Independent, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume6
Issue4
Pages519-537
Publication date2015-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCelebrity Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1939-2397 • E-ISSN: 1939-2400
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19392397.2014.1001416
OpenAlexW2058337541
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited29

This article explores the intersection of affective-sensorial and politico-cultural dimensions involved in female film star-gazing in present-day China. Case studies of two controversial female film stars (Zhang Ziyi and Tang Wei) reveal that the actresses' on-screen and off-screen sexual performances incited expressions of public 'performance anxiety'. Through an analysis of each star's reception vis-à-vis interviews, newspaper articles, and online user comments, this article proposes that certain structures of affect related to shame, anxiety, and arousal are also connected to sensorial experiences of taste, smell, touch, and sight

Advertising · Anxiety · Art · Business · China · Political science · Psychiatry · Sociology · Zhàng · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Cinema and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · South Asian Cinema and Culture

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