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Liverpool University Press Victims, Perpetrators and Professionals: The Representation of Women in Chinese Crime Films (Asian & Asian American Studies) (The Sussex Library of Asian & Asian American Studies)

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Victims, Perpetrators and Professionals examines the representation of women in relation to violence in Chinese crime films made on the mainland, and in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It introduces a new trajectory in the investigation of the cinematic representation of female figures in relation to gender issues by interweaving Western feminist and postfeminist critiques with traditional Chinese sociocultural discourse. An in-depth narrative identifies three major representations of women: the female victim, the female perpetrator of violence, and the female professional. Salience to contemporary society shows up in many ways, passive and active, all of which reinforce a sense of male dominance and patriarchal power. Analysis bridges the gap in the field of female representation in Chinese culture/Chinese film studies by systematically examining Chinese crime films as a genre in its own right. The depiction of female victimisation at the hands of men in the selected crime films consolidates the notion of women's vulnerability and inferiority as perceived in Chinese gender discourse. On the other hand, the representation of active female perpetrators of violence, and as professional w

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Brand: Liverpool University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1789760925
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > Film & Video Art
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Release Date: 01 July 2021
Listed Since: 28 September 2020

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