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Lost in translation : Orientalism, cinema, and the enigmatic signifier / Homay King.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- King, Homay, 1972-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Orientalism.
- Asians in motion pictures.
- East and West in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Plots, themes, etc.
- Motion pictures.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (218 p.)
- Other Title:
- Orientalism, cinema, and the enigmatic signifier
- Place of Publication:
- Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An argument that the fantasy of an inscrutable East has functioned as a kernel of otherness that has shaped Hollywood cinema at its core.
- Contents:
- The enigmatic signifier
- The Shanghai gesture
- The Chinatown syndrome
- Translation and detranslation
- The lost girls.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613036834
- 9781283036832
- 1283036835
- 9780822392927
- 0822392925
- OCLC:
- 662616909
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