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Li and Luo The Selfie of the ...
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Univ Arizona, Dept East Asian StudiesUniv Arizona, Dept East Asian Studies, Modern Chinese Literature
Univ Arizona
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2017-04
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INTELLECT LTDCitation
Li, D., & Luo, S. (2017). The selfie of the other: The Chinese dream in films and tourism. Asian Cinema, 28(1), 39-53.Journal
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
Lost in Thailand (Xu, 2012) and Finding Mr. Right (Xue, 2013) are two recent box office hits in China. Set in locales outside China, the films are designed to ride the wave of the country's booming outbound tourism. The narrative of travel connects profoundly with the discourse of the Chinese Dream in that it reproduces the allure of economic prosperity and materialistic bliss. On the other hand, the films also bring into play the introspection that questions the very meaning of this dream, the cost of monetary excess and moral degradation in particular. In various intercultural encounters of the characters, the Chinese self is tested and constructed in familiar but reconstituted spectacles and symbols of global dimensions.Note
12 month embargo; publication date: 1 April 2017ISSN
1059-440XVersion
Final accepted manuscriptAdditional Links
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/10.1386/ac.28.1.39_1ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1386/ac.28.1.39_1