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I shamelessly announce the appearance of my new book in print. For inquiries
and comments, please contact me at [log in to unmask] - Yomi

Painting the City Red: Chinese Cinema and the Urban Contract
Yomi Braester

DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS
424 pages; 48 illustrations  Paperback-$24.95
	
Painting the City Red illuminates the dynamic relationship between the
visual media, particularly film and theater, and the planning and
development of cities in China and Taiwan, from the emergence of the
People's Republic in 1949 to the staging of the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Yomi Braester argues that the transformation of Chinese cities in recent
decades is a result not only of China's abandonment of Maoist economic
planning in favor of capitalist globalization but also of a shift in visual
practices. Rather than simply reflect urban culture, movies and stage dramas
have facilitated the development of new perceptions of space and time,
representing the future city variously as an ideal socialist city, a
metropolis integrated into the global economy, and a site for preserving
cultural heritage.

Drawing on extensive archival research, interviews with leading filmmakers
and urban planners, and close readings of scripts and images, Braester
describes how films and stage plays have promoted and opposed official urban
plans and policies as they have addressed issues such as
demolition-and-relocation plans, the preservation of vernacular
architecture, and the global real estate market. He shows how the cinematic
rewriting of historical narratives has accompanied the spatial
reorganization of specific urban sites, including Nanjing Road in Shanghai;
veterans' villages in Taipei; and Tiananmen Square, centuries-old
courtyards, and postmodern architectural landmarks in Beijing. In Painting
the City Red, Braester reveals the role that film and theater have played in
mediating state power, cultural norms, and the struggle for civil society in
Chinese cities.


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From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Norman Holland
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 7:09 AM
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Subject: [SCREEN-L] Tinting in silents?

Hi,

Recently, I've taken to watching silents streamed from Netflix.  Often, the
film willl change from a sepia color to blue or even red.  Are these color
changes intentional?  If so, what do they signify?  If not, are they an
artifact of preservation or what?

                      --With warm regards,

                                   Norm
Norm Holland

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