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The Others: Desire, Anxiety, and the Politics of Chinese Horror Cinema (1989-2015)

Chen, Qin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469178422

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2016, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, East Asian Languages and Literatures.
This dissertation is a study of postsocialist Chinese horror cinema—namely, horror film of the period from 1989 to the present—and centers around the question of how Chinese horror films are responding to the dramatic changes China has experienced over the past three and a half decades. The return of the horror genre, which had been effectively banned in the Mao era, is a consequence of both market reforms and the social malaise and anxieties engendered in the radical social and economic transformations of this period. Through analyzing multiple issues in a large number of horror films in the framework of the Self/Other dichotomy from different perspectives of history, gender, class, and identity, this dissertation seeks to broaden our understanding of both postsocialist China and postsocialist cinema.
Kirk Denton (Advisor)
Mark Bender (Committee Member)
J Ronald Green (Committee Member)
Heather Inwood (Committee Member)
358 p.
Asian Studies; Film Studies
postsocialist China, Hong Kong, horror film

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  • Chen, Q. (2016). The Others: Desire, Anxiety, and the Politics of Chinese Horror Cinema (1989-2015) [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469178422

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chen, Qin. The Others: Desire, Anxiety, and the Politics of Chinese Horror Cinema (1989-2015) . 2016. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469178422.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chen, Qin. "The Others: Desire, Anxiety, and the Politics of Chinese Horror Cinema (1989-2015) ." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1469178422

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