Jet Li : Chinese masculinity and transnational film stardom / Sabrina Qiong Yu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yu, Sabrina Qiong.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Li, Jet, 1963-.

Li, Jet.

Actors--China--Biography.

Actors.

Motion pictures--China.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jet Li's career has crossed numerous cultural and geographic boundaries, from mainland China to Hong Kong, from Hollywood to France. In Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom, Sabrina Qiong Yu uses Li as an example to address some intriguing but under-examined issues surrounding transnational stardom in general and transnational kung fu stardom in particular.Presenting case studies of audiences' responses to Jet Li films and his star image, this book explores the way in which Li has evolved from a Chinese wuxia hero to a transnational kung fu star in relation to the discourses of genre, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and national identity. By rejecting a text-centred approach which prevails in star studies and instead emphasising the role of audiences in constructing star image, this book challenges some established perspectives in the study of Chinese male screen images and martial arts/action cinema.

Contents:

pt. I. Jet Li as Chinese wuxia hero

pt. II. Jet Li as transnational kung fu star.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-60425-9

9786613784940

0-7486-4548-9

OCLC:

815281414