This is the first academic research about the historiography of China film history. The author spent several years in depth reading of relevant documents, in order to reveal the reasons through the complicated phenomena. Readers in the field of film study, whether beginners or senior researchers, can learn about the development of China film history in the past forty years. The writing method of the book is unique. Different from the linear mode of general academic history writing, it observes the historiography of China film history from different aspects, such as the historical concept, the research paradigms, the writing methods, and the oral history of film.

The first book about the historiography of China film history Covers the development of China film history in the past forty years A must-read for both beginners and senior researchers in the field of film study

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Tan Qiuwen is the senior editor of Journal of Contemporary Cinema , which is one of the top journals in cinema study in China. He is also the director of China Film Criticism Society, consultant of China National Film Museum, director of Theoretical Criticism Committee of China Film Association, and consultant of Guangdong Film Association. His research area is China film history.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Constructing the Historiography of Chinese Film History.- 2. The Transformation of Film Historiographical Perspectives Since 1978.- 3. The Paradigm Shift of Film Historiography Since 1978.- 4. The Pluralization of Film Historiography Since 1978.- 5. The Awakening of Subjectivity in Film Historiography Since 1978.- 6. The Development of Oral History in Film Since 1978.- 7. Contemporary Reflections on Chinese Film Historiography.- 8. Future Prospects for Chinese Film Historiography.