Cultural Intermediaries in East Asian Film Industries

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Edited by Eyal Ben-Ari and Heung-Wah Wong

Type

Studies

Subject

Countries > Asia

Keywords

East Asia, economics, sociology

Publishing date

2023

Publisher

Routledge

Collection

East Asian Film Industries in a Global Context

1st publishing

2021

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 162 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches (16 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-1-032-15995-9

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Book Presentation:
This book explores the roles cultural intermediaries play in East Asian cinema. Based on extensive original research, and viewing cinema from the social science perspective which emphasizes the social processes entailed in the cultural production, circulation, and consumption of films and the social relations they involve, rather than studying films as texts, the book examines issues such as the differences between individual and collective intermediaries, the diverse resources and services that they mediate, their social background and targeted audiences, and the political implications of their work. One important conclusion is that cultural intermediaries have been central to creating the whole "idea" of East Asian cinema.

About the authors:
Eyal Ben-Ari is Fellow of the Center for Society, Security and Peace at Kinneret College, Israel.
Heung Wah Wong is Associate Professor of the Global Creative Industries program in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Hong Kong.

See the publisher website: Routledge