Fiery cinema: the emergence of an affective medium in China, 1915-1945

Introduction -- Resonance. Fiery action: toward an aesthetics of new heroism -- A culture of resonance: hypnotism, wireless cinema, and the invention of intermedial spectatorship -- Transparency. Dances of fire: mediating affective immediacy -- Transparent Shanghai: cinema, architecture, and a left-...

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Main Author: Bao, Weihong 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN ; London University of Minnesota Press 2015
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Summary:Introduction -- Resonance. Fiery action: toward an aesthetics of new heroism -- A culture of resonance: hypnotism, wireless cinema, and the invention of intermedial spectatorship -- Transparency. Dances of fire: mediating affective immediacy -- Transparent Shanghai: cinema, architecture, and a left-wing culture of glass -- Agitation. "A vibrating art in the air": the infinite cinema and the media ensemble of propaganda -- Baptism by fire: atmospheric war, agitation, and a tale of three cities
Item Description:"Quadrant book". - Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index
Physical Description:479 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780816681334
9780816681341