[Commlist] New book: Fighting Stars: Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema

Fighting Stars
Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema
Kyle Barrowman (Anthology Editor)

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/fighting-stars-9781350365759/


Description

Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and 
legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars.

Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie 
Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi , and Donnie Yen against the 
shifting backdrops of the Hong Kong film industry, the contributors to 
this important volume highlight martial arts stars' cultural reach, both 
on a local and global scale.

Each of the chapters, written by a host of renowned international 
scholars, focuses on an individual film star, considering issues such as 
martial arts practices and philosophies, gender and age, national 
identities and conflicts, cinematic genres and aesthetic choices in 
order to understand their local and transnational cultural influence.

Kyle Barrowman is a media and cinema studies lecturer at DePaul 
University, USA. He received his PhD from Cardiff University. He has 
published widely in and between film studies and philosophy, on subjects 
ranging from authorship, genre theory, and camera movement to 
skepticism, perfectionism, and ordinary language philosophy.

Table of Contents

Introduction – Fighting (for) Star Studies - Kyle Barrowman
1. Kwan Tak-hing: Pioneer of Kung Fu Cinema - Wayne Wong
2. Bruce Lee: Effective and Affective Action Techniques - Paul Bowman
3. Angela Mao: Lady Kung Fu in Search of International Markets - 
Man-Fung Yip
4. Kara Hui: From Young Auntie to Mother Figure - Wing-Fai Leung
5. Gordon Liu: Shaolin Hero - Eric Pellerin
6. Sammo Hung: The Kung Fu Comic's Sublime Body - Luke White
7. Jackie Chan: A Stunting Star's Industrial Legacy - Lauren Steimer
8. Michelle Yeoh: Combating Gender - Kyle Barrowman
9. Cynthia Rothrock: Fame, Style, and the Video Star - Meaghan Morris
10. Jet Li: A Career in Three Acts - Andy Willis
11. Zhang Ziyi: An Alternative Female Action Stardom and the Logic of 
Indeterminacy - Dorothy Wai Sim Lau
12. Donnie Yen: Authenticity, Nationalism, and the Bruce Lee Legacy - 
Leon Hunt
Index

Published 	03 Oct 2024
Format 	Hardback
Edition 	1st
Extent 	272
ISBN 	9781350365759
Imprint 	Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 	234 x 156 mm
Series 	Global East Asian Screen Cultures
Publisher 	Bloomsbury Publishing



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