Cinema and television in Singapore : resistance in one dimension / by Kenneth Paul Tan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tan, Kenneth Paul.

Series:

Social sciences in Asia ; v. 16.

Social sciences in Asia, 1567-2794 ; v. 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Political aspects--Singapore.

Motion pictures.

Television programs--Political aspects--Singapore.

Television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through close readings of contemporary made-in-Singapore films (by Jack Neo, Eric Khoo, and Royston Tan) and television programs (Singapore Idol, sitcoms, and dramas), this book explores the possibilities and limitations of resistance within an advanced capitalist-industrial society whose authoritarian government skillfully negotiates the risks and opportunities of balancing its on-going nation-building project and its “global city” aspirations. This book adopts a framework inspired by Antonio Gramsci that identifies ideological struggles in art and popular culture, but maintains the importance of Herbert Marcuse’s one-dimensional society analysis as theoretical limits to recognize the power of authoritarian capitalism to subsume works of art and popular culture even as they attempt consciously—even at times successfully—to negate and oppose dominant hegemonic formations.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / K.P. Tan

Chapter One. One-Dimensional Singapore / K.P. Tan

Chapter Two. The Culture Industry In Renaissance-City Singapore / K.P. Tan

Chapter Three. Singapore Idol: Consuming Nation And Democracy / K.P. Tan

Chapter Four. Under One Ideological Roof? Tv Sitcoms And Drama Series / K.P. Tan

Chapter Five. Imagining The Chinese Community Through The Films Of Jack Neo / K.P. Tan

Chapter Six. The Tragedy Of The Heartlands In The Films Of Eric Khoo / K.P. Tan

Chapter Seven. The Films Of Royston Tan: Local Notoriety, International Acclaim / K.P. Tan

Conclusion / K.P. Tan

Appendix A. Cited Television Programs And Episodes / K.P. Tan

Appendix B. Cited Films By Jack Neo, Eric Khoo, And Royston Tan / Jack Neo

References / K.P. Tan

Index / K.P. Tan.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-290) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39837-7

9786612398377

90-474-3333-5

OCLC:

652372046

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004166431.i-304 DOI