Art, Politics, and Commerce in Chinese Cinema

摘要

The essays in Ying Zhu and Stanley Rosen's collection, Art, Politics, and Commerce in Chinese Cinema originated in an event marking the hundredth anniversary of Chinese film production. Prompted to re-examination of history by this event, the resulting work is often broad in coverage at the same time as it questions received wis-dom. Written by established leading scholars, the result is a collection of position statements. Especially if combined with other writing more focused on the films them-selves, Art, Politics, and Commerce in Chinese Cinema could be used as a textbook. Its absence of engagement with theory may put off more advanced researchers, but will make it accessible for high-school students or lower-level undergraduates.