TransnationalRepresentationsfocusesonaneglectedperiodinTaiwanfilmscholarship:thegoldenageofthe1960sand1970s,whichsawinnovationsinplot,themeandgenreasdirectorshighlightedthecomplexitiesofTaiwan’spositionintheworld.CombiningaconciseoverviewofTaiwanfilmhistorywithanalysisofrepresentativeTaiwanfilms,thebookrevealstheinternalandexternalstrugglesTaiwanexperiencedinitssearchforglobalidentity.Thiscross-disciplinarystudyadoptsatransnationalapproachwhichpresentsTaiwan’sfilmindustryasonethatisintertwinedwiththatofmainlandChina,challengingpreviousaccountsthatpresentthetwoindustriesasparallelyetseparate.ThebookalsooffersproductivecomparisonsbetweenTaiwanfilmsandcontemporaryfilmselsewhererepresentingthepoliticsofmigration,andbetweentheantecedentsofnewcinemamovementsandTaiwanNewCinemaofthe1980s.
TAIWAN STATE FILM REPRESENTATIONS
