Bibliography

Bibliography

Arnett Jensen, Lene. 2003. Coming of age in a multicultural world: Globalization and adolescent cultural identity formation. Applied Developmental Science.

This book would basically help me to put my topic into a high school context in which the importance of cultural identity is always a trend. The author gives different examples about the influences that globalization has influenced younger generations. The lack of interested in their cultural background and the rapid foster of  pop culture that predisposed a more globalize perspective.

Globalization winners and losers 2005. , eds. Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films Media Group., Journeyman Pictures (Firm) and Journeyman Pictures (Firm).New York, N.Y.: Films Media Group.

I will use this book to illustrate the downfalls of globalization and how some       countries were more affected than others. Even though I would write about the benefits of globalizations and transnationalism. I still want to show the critical situation that this mostly economical system provokes in other countries outside United States.

John Tomlinson. 1999. Globalization and Cultural Identity. Chapter 23. PDF e-book.

This book is key to my point of view about how we already live in a globalize world and the importance of keeping cultural identity. There might be naïve to think that globalization can be stopped or even rejected. On this chapter Tomlinson  explained the importance of  identity as treasure, and cultural power.

Lau, Jenny Kwok Wah. 2007. Hero: China's response to hollywood globalization. Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media.

The author of this article explained the turn in Chinese cinema and gives some examples of successful Chinese films that have been more popular than Hollywood films in China. I would center my theme in cultural identity in basically Chinese cinema and its response to Hollywood (globalization).

Münch, Richard, 1945. 2001. Nation and citizenship in the global age : From national to transnational ties and identities, ed. Richard Münch.New York: Palgrave.

Richard Munch described the importance of the melting pot of different nationalities and identities within one country. How these different cultures may co exist and learn from each other and the impact that capitalism has in all cultures.  Transnational ties are very important to explain the worldwide popularity of Chinese culture.

Szeto, Kin-Yan, 1971. 2011. The martial arts cinema of the chinese diaspora : Ang lee, john woo, and jackie chan in hollywood, ed. Kin-Yan Szeto.Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

This is the continuation of the film that I would use to represent the power of cultural identity and its effects in the world. The different films that show Chinese martial arts and how Americanize these films may be. As well as to evaluate how representative an authentic these films portray Chinese culture.

Rosen, Stanley. "China Goes Hollywood." Foreign Policy no. 134 (January 2003):

94. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost

With the previous book we would evaluate the representation of popular Chinese cinema, in this book the author explained the authenticity and the changes that Chinese films made to become even more popular. Super production and block Buster such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon are examples that the author analyzes.

World cinema : Critical approaches 2000. , eds. John (W John) Hill, Pamela Church GibsonOxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

        

        This book is about film history, is mainly to have some background on Chinese cinema and prominent director before and after globalization made a real impact in this country. It also narrates the changes on representation from cultural cinema to pop Chinese culture.

Yen, Donnie. Yip Man 2: Legends of the Grandmaster. Directed by Wilson Yip. Hong Kong, 2010.

        

       This film is the biggest and more didactic representation  of the treasure and the power of cultural identity. Ip man a kung fu master, fights with a British boxer that make fun of Chinese martial arts. Ip man is a well center person that demonstrate the value of his traditions in a world that seems to trash everything that is not a product of globalization.

Yip, Man Fung. 2011. Martial arts cinema and Hong Kong modernity: Bodies, genders, and transnational imaginaries.

        

        Man Yip described the effects of martial arts in china. For what I’m most interested on this book is the sense of transnational imaginaries that transcend from kung fu, to other martial arts in Asia. Another important aspects in the change that Hong Kong has to become a more westernize city, and how this influence in the new cinema.

I want to start my theme with a more macro look to what is globalization and cultural identity so that people would be able to have some more empathy with my focus. The definitions on globalization as the process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. And the definition of cultural identity as the identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as far as one is influenced by one's belonging to a group or culture.

Having these two definitions in mind it would be much easier to explain about how these two elements have been so influential in Chinese cinema and why it is important for everyone to understand the importance of their example.

In the film Ip Man 2 the main character said “Martial Arts are the heart of our people.” This means that martial arts is essential in Chinese traditions and because of that it is important to learn it and to pass it on from one generation to another. Even though we already live in a globalize world, Chinese films show the value of their history and traditions through their films. These films are not purely educational, but they are popular films in China and around the world.  As well as the western culture is around the globe, China as found a way to also become globalize. Although, the process of becoming globalize has some sacrifices to do with its audience. Hollywood being a representation of capitalism and globalization has a patter to create block busters and China has change in some how their way to make movies because of the globalize influence in their directors. These melting pot of different cultures is what creates a transnational identity that not only identity one but several cultures, still more Chinese than anything else.

My point on these examples is that even though we live in a country that is the pure representation of capitalism, still is possible to save and value our cultural identity, no matter the state, country or background we have. Keeping our cultural identity goes beyond films and art, while film is part of our lives and supposed to sometimes be a mirror of society.  The multiples misrepresentations and the constant remakes of films to Americanize the stories are for our daily consumption. These are not to educate but merely to entertain.

In conclusion, Chinese cinema to my opinion has found a good balance of some transnational representations that have helped them to better expose and to honor to their cultures and traditions. Chinese films having their own personal signature have earned the praise and a worldwide recognition in different films festivals and in the selling ticket office. Ang Lee, John Woo, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Zhang Yimou are all great artist that have shown their culture in different ways and forms. More than a competition against Hollywood, is taking something unique that cannot be copied to share it with others in a way that other people may become interested.