Transnational Chinese Cinema: Corporeality, Desire, and Ethics (Bridge21 Publications)

This collection of essays on transnational Chinese cinema explores the corporal, psychological, and affective aspects of experiencing bodies on screen; engages with the material and discursive elements of embodiment; and highlights the dynamics between the mind and body involved in bio-cultural practices of cinematic production, distribution, exhibition, and reception. Contents 6 Preface 8 Introduction • Brian Bergen-Aurand 10 1 The Ruined Bodies of Transnational Chinese Cinema • Brian Bergen-Aurand 28 2 Transnational Cinema as a Matter of Address: Considering Eros and Embodiment in Wong Kar-wai’s “The Hand” • Sim Jiaying 52 3 Female Chinese Stars on Screen: Desiring the Bodies of Ruan Lingyu and Linda Lin Dai • Mary Mazzilli 70 4 Trans-mothering on Singapore’s Siniticate Screens • Jun Zubillaga-Pow 96 5 Coming Out in the Mirror: Rethinking Corporeality and Auteur Theory with Regard to the Films of Tsai Ming-liang • Hee Wai-Siam 114 6 Thinking the Inutility: Temporality, Affect, and Embodiment in Useless and Walker • Hongfei Liao 138 7 “Disposable” Bodies on Screen in Xu Xin’s Karamay: Biopolitics, Affect, and Ritual in Chinese Central Asia • Darren Byler 160 8 The Art of Eating in Malaysian Cinema: The Malaysian Sinophone Hunger for a National Identity • Lee Yuen Beng 182 9 Random Acts of Sensible Violence: Horror, Hong Kong Censorship, and the Brief Ascent of “Category III” • Andrew Grossman 202 10 Drifting Eyeballs: Trans-Asian Feminine Porn Tastes and Experiences • Katrien Jacobs 226 Bibliography 248 Filmography 264 Contributors 270 Index 274 Edited By Brian Bergen-aurand, Mary Mazzilli, Hee Wai-siam. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.