Theorizing Bruce Lee: Film-Fantasy-Fighting-Philosophy (Contemporary Cinema)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (827 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9042027770 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
New approach to the legend Bowman's book is focused on not only the impact Bruce Lee had on the world but breaks down why that is. At times as most books of this nature tend to be, he falls back on "scholar-speak" resulting in you spending extra time on the the dictionary, but luckily he reins it in most of the time. It's not a biography per se but a fairly un
He teaches cultural studies at Cardiff University. Paul Bowman is author of "Post-Marxism versus Cultural Studies" (2007) and "Deconstructing Popular Culture" (2008).
Gina Marchetti, "University of Hong Kong," author of "Romance and the Yellow Peril: Race, Sex and Discursive Strategies in Hollywood Fiction" and "From Tian anmen to Times Square: Transnational China and the Chinese Diaspora on Global Screens, 1989-1997."" . Although Bowman may not be able to resolve the philosophical battles surrounding our ability to know Bruce Lee, he does a remarkable job of articulating why Bruce Lee remains an essential force within not only world cinema but global culture both high and low. With an approach as multidisciplinary and iconoclastic as Lee s approach to martial arts, Bowman provi
Many key elements of film and cultural theory are employed to theorize Bruce Lee, and Lee is shown to be a complex - and consequential - multimedia, multidisciplinary and multicultural phenomenon. Lee is shown to be a major 'event' in both global film and global popular culture - a figure who's central to many intercultural encounters, texts, and practices. No one has done a better job of explaining why the martial arts 'legend' remains such an important and provocative figure." - Leon Hunt (Brunel University), author of Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger. Although Bowman may not be able to resolve the philosophical battles surrounding our ability to 'know' Bruce Lee, he does a remarkable job of articulating why Bruce Lee remains an essential force within not only world cinema but global culture - both 'high' and 'low.' Armoured with his philosophical nunchakus, Bowman goes to battle with anyone who may doubt Lee's ongoing importance, and this book will undoubtedly become essential reading for everyone (from philosopher to kung fu practitioner) interested in popular culture and Asian cinema." - Gina Marchetti (University of Hong Kong), au