Ethnic Minority Children in Post-Socialist Chinese Cinema - 9780367347871

Taylor & Francis

Ethnic Minority Children in Post-Socialist Chinese CinemaAllegory, Identity, and Geography\nAuthor(s): Zhenhui Yan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367347871, 978-0367347871\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the surprisingly large number of films about ethnic minority children in China, considering key questions such as Why are ethnic minority children becoming more intriguing to Chinese filmmakers? What are their roles in the films literally and allegorically? And how are they placed on screen geographically and why? It argues that ethnic minority childrens appeal lies in their special relationship with childhood, ethnicity, nationalism, and rurality; and that for dominant Han urban adults and elite ethnic minorities they serve as \""the other\"" for these peoples construction of themselves as self-conscious modern subjects during Chinas rapid social-political transformations. This book explores the diversity of ways .