Sounding the Modern Woman: The Songstress in Chinese Cinema
by Jean Ma
Sounding the Modern Woman explores the songstress in Chinese cinema as a lens for understanding modern womanhood. Bringing together film, music, gender, and cultural history, Jean Ma’s study considers how performance and representation shape ideas of modernity.
About This Book
Sounding the Modern Woman: The Songstress in Chinese Cinema examines the figure of the songstress within Chinese cinema.
The book considers how cinematic performance and musical expression are connected to ideas of modern womanhood.
Through its focus on film, gender, and cultural representation, it offers a scholarly perspective on changing visions of modernity.
This work will interest readers studying Chinese cinema, women in film, music, and cultural history.
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