Witness Against History : Literature, Film, and Public Discourse in Twentieth-Century China / Yomi Braester.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braester, Yomi, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.) : 3 illustrations

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Witness against History offers fresh readings of milestones in twentieth-century Chinese literature and cinema. The book reveals how these texts and films, which seem to proclaim faith in modernity, nevertheless doubt the possibility of changing the course of history. In the aftermath of violent events, the authors question their ability to rescue the nation or even create a space for public debate. The witness against history is ultimately a critique of witnessing itself.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Preface

Note on Translations

Abbreviations

Introduction

I. MAY FOURTH AND ITS DISCONTENTS

1 Dreaming a Cure for History

2 Rewriting Tradition, Misreading History

3 Revolution and Revulsion

4 The Purloined Lantern

II. WOUNDED MEMORIES

5 A Blinding Red Light

6 Disjointed Time, Split Voices

7 Retelling Taiwan

8 The Aesthetics and Anesthetics of Memory

9 Memory at a Standstill

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Mai 2022)

ISBN:

1-5036-2414-5

OCLC:

1322125029