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Beijing Film Academy Yearbook 2022
Beijing Film Academy 2022 offers an essential collection of the most thought-provoking debates, discussions, and research from China’s leading institution for film and media studies. For the first time in English, this volume presents carefully selected articles from the prestigious Journal of Beijing Film Academy, providing scholars and students with unparalleled access to a significant body of work from Chinese academics.
This book covers a wide range of topics–from film studies and visual arts to performing arts and media culture and provides critical insights into contemporary cinematic and media discourse in China. As part of the Intellect China Library series, it fosters cross-cultural intellectual exchange and bridges the gap between Chinese scholarship and global academia.
An indispensable resource for film and media scholars, this yearbook serves as a vital tool for understanding the evolving landscape of Chinese cinema and its global impact.

Table of Contents
1. director Lee Hon Cheungs “Seducteur” film series
2. Lenses, Dark Boxes, and New Sensory Experiences
3. Miranda Yang’s Comeback and Curtain Call
4. Restructuring and Transformation amidst Cataclysmic Change
5. Taking a Microscope to Lam Nin-Tung’s “Wandering Lens”
6. The Interalogical Aesthetic in Chinese Cinema
7. The Link between PreCode Hollywood and 1930s Leftist Cinema
8. The National Language Campaign, Film Censorship and Dialect Cinema
9. The Otherworldly Vision of Science Fiction Transposed onto China
10. Zhang +Wentian and the Fate of 1930s the Revolutionary Petite Bourgeoisie
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