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The Palgrave Handbook of Asian Cinema

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Editors:
  1. Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park

    1. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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  2. Gina Marchetti

    1. School of Humanities, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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  3. See Kam Tan

    1. University of Macau, Macau, Singapore

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  • Serves as a handbook to the study of Asian cinema by offering a variety of examples of how the category of “Asia” contributes to the analysis of specific films, directors, stars, genres, and cultural institutions such as film festivals

  • Provides models for analyzing Asian cinema transnationally as well as in relation to the nation-state, the region, and the world at large

  • Expands the field by including chapters on neglected cinemas of West, Central, and Southeast Asia

  • Scrutinizes the impact of the economic and political rise of China and India on global film

  • Includes contributions from established scholars in the field as well as fresh voices and perspectives from emerging researchers

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. “Asia” and Asian Cinema

    • Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park, Gina Marchetti, See Kam Tan
    Pages 1-12
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About this book

This collection offers new approaches to theorizing Asian film in relation to the history, culture, geopolitics and economics of the continent. Bringing together original essays written by established and emerging scholars, this anthology transcends the limitations of national borders to do justice to the diverse ways in which the cinema shapes Asia geographically and imaginatively in the world today. From the revival of the Silk Road as the “belt and road” of a rising China to historical ruminations on the legacy of colonialism across the continent, the authors argue that the category of “Asian cinema” from Turkey to the edges of the Pacific continues to play a vital role in cutting-edge film research. This handbook will serve as an essential guide for committed scholars, students, and all those interested in the past, present, and possible future of Asian cinema in the 21st century. 

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“This essential collection provides an illuminating and thought-provoking exploration of some of the key debates in the fast-growing field of Asian cinema. Guiding readers through the historical, political and conceptual possibilities opened by Asia’s dynamic screen industries, the editors have assembled a valuable resource that will set the tone for scholarly interventions to come.” (Olivia Khoo, Monash University, Australia)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park

  • School of Humanities, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Gina Marchetti

  • University of Macau, Macau, Singapore

    See Kam Tan

About the editors

Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park is Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Hong Kong. He has published in Asian Cinema, The Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema, The Journal of Korean Studies, and Post Script.


Gina Marchetti is Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Hong Kong. In 1995, her book, Romance and the "Yellow Peril”: Race, Sex and Discursive Strategies in Hollywood Fiction (University of California, 1993), won the award for best book in the area of cultural studies from the Association for Asian American Studies. Her recent book is Citing China: Politics, Postmodernism, and World Cinema (University Of Hawai'i Press, 2018).


Tan See Kam is Associate Professor of Film Studies at the Department of English, University of Macau. He is Chair of the Asian Cinema Studies Society and Chief Editor of Asian Cinema. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Asian Cinema

  • Editors: Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park, Gina Marchetti, See Kam Tan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95822-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95821-4Published: 14 November 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95980-8Published: 11 February 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-95822-1Published: 04 November 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 743

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Screen Studies, Asian Culture

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