{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-wang-bing-chinese-documentary-between-history-and-labor-hardcover","title":"The Cinema of Wang Bing: Chinese Documentary Between History and Labor - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruno Lessard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn examination of the films of Chinese documentarian Wang Bing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Wang Bing\u003c\/i\u003e, Bruno Lessard examines documentarian Wang Bing's most important films. He focuses on the two obsessions at the heart of Wang's oeuvre--the legacy of Maoist China in the present and the transformation of labor since China's entry into the market economy--and how the crucial figures of survivor and worker are represented on screen. Bruno Lessard argues that Wang is a minjian (grassroots) intellectual whose films document the impact of Mao's Great Leap Forward on Chinese collective memory and register the repercussions of China's turn to neoliberalism on workers in the post-Reform era. Bringing together Chinese documentary studies and China studies, Lessard shows how Wang's practice reflects the minjian ethos when documenting the survivors of the Great Famine and those who have not benefitted from China's neoliberal policies--from laid-off workers to migrant workers. The films discussed include some of Wang's most celebrated works such as \u003ci\u003eWest of the Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Dead Souls\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as neglected documentaries such as \u003ci\u003eCoal Money \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBitter Money\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruno Lessard \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor in the School of Image Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he directed the MFA program in documentary media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9.06 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726820282431,"sku":"9789888805778","price":97.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/436eabc303c64a9ae8a1e1b83a137720.webp?v=1765112451","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-wang-bing-chinese-documentary-between-history-and-labor-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}