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Conference Paper: Animalscape and the Condition of Existence in Jia Zhangke’s Two Films
| Title | Animalscape and the Condition of Existence in Jia Zhangke’s Two Films |
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| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2018 |
| Publisher | Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA). |
| Citation | The 22nd Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA): Asia Studies and Beyond, Sydney, Australia, 3-5 July 2018 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | This paper looks at the role of animals in literary and filmic texts in post-Socialist China. Although Jia Zhangke’s films have been widely analyzed for their stylistic experimentation, his use of animals has yet to be discussed. In The Condition of Dogs (2001), dogs are metaphors for the entrapment of human beings, and in A Touch of Sin (2013), animals are constantly juxtaposed with the Chinese people, in terms of desire, instinct and emotion. Mo Yan’s historical fiction Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out (2006) presents the development of modern Chinese society from the perspective of animals, and “Pow!”(2003) deals with humans’ carnivorous cravings, consumption and production. Both texts blur the distinction between humans and animals. By using animal metaphors for human actions and giving animals human attributes, Mo and Jia mock the cannibalism of the new China. The theories of scholars such as Jacques Derrida, Timothy Morton, Cary Wolfe and Stacy Alaimo will form the foundation of this research. |
| Description | Organized by the Asian Studies Association of Australia, University of Sydney Panel Sessions 3.1: Animals and Non-human Conditions – Room 3270 |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/261329 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Yee, WLM | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-14T08:56:23Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-14T08:56:23Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 22nd Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA): Asia Studies and Beyond, Sydney, Australia, 3-5 July 2018 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/261329 | - |
| dc.description | Organized by the Asian Studies Association of Australia, University of Sydney | - |
| dc.description | Panel Sessions 3.1: Animals and Non-human Conditions – Room 3270 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper looks at the role of animals in literary and filmic texts in post-Socialist China. Although Jia Zhangke’s films have been widely analyzed for their stylistic experimentation, his use of animals has yet to be discussed. In The Condition of Dogs (2001), dogs are metaphors for the entrapment of human beings, and in A Touch of Sin (2013), animals are constantly juxtaposed with the Chinese people, in terms of desire, instinct and emotion. Mo Yan’s historical fiction Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out (2006) presents the development of modern Chinese society from the perspective of animals, and “Pow!”(2003) deals with humans’ carnivorous cravings, consumption and production. Both texts blur the distinction between humans and animals. By using animal metaphors for human actions and giving animals human attributes, Mo and Jia mock the cannibalism of the new China. The theories of scholars such as Jacques Derrida, Timothy Morton, Cary Wolfe and Stacy Alaimo will form the foundation of this research. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA). | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Asian Studies Association of Australia 2018 Biennial Conference | - |
| dc.title | Animalscape and the Condition of Existence in Jia Zhangke’s Two Films | - |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Yee, WLM: yeelmw@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Yee, WLM=rp01401 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 290696 | - |
| dc.publisher.place | Australia | - |