SOAS, University of London, UK
14th Oct 2013
Professor Paul G. Pickowicz (University of California). Since 1990, independent filmmaking has been on the rise in China. This illustrated lecture offers a broad survey of representative works. Independent filmmaking in China does not fall into a single, neat category. Instead, it is known for its thematic and artistic diversity. Some of the work reflects on history and memory, some of it engages in what might be called individual identity searches, and some of it amounts to investigative journalism. With the rise of the internet, the social impact of independent, non-state sector filmmaking grows day by day and those interested in the complexities of “restless” China would be wise to familiarize themselves with its tangled dynamics.
Speaker Biography
Paul G. Pickowicz is Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies at the University of California, San Diego, and inaugural holder of the UC San Diego Endowed Chair in Modern Chinese History. His books (authored, coauthored, and coedited) include Marxist Literary Thought in China (1981), Unofficial China (1989), Chinese Village, Socialist State (1992, winner of the Joseph R. Levenson Prize of the Association for Asian Studies), New Chinese Cinemas (1994), Popular China (2002), Revolution, Resistance, and Reform in Village China (2005), From Underground to Independent (2006), The Chinese Cultural Revolution as History (2006), Dilemmas of Victory (2007), China on the Margins (2010), Radicalism, Revolution, and Reform in Modern China (2011), China on Film (2012), and Restless China (2013). He has won three distinguished teaching awards: UC San Diego Alumni Association (1998), Chancellor’s Associates (2009), and Academic Senate (2003). He is associate producer of the documentary film The Mao Years, 1949-1976 (1994).
Date: 14 October 2013Time: 5:00 PM
Finishes: 14 October 2013Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College BuildingsRoom: G50
Type of Event: Seminar
Series: SCI Seminar Programme
Organiser: Centres & Programmes Office
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