Chinese Animation and Socialism
From Animators' Perspectives
Published on 7. October 2021
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-90-04-49959-1 (ISBN)
Description
Please visit our blog to read an interview with Daisy Yan Du.
This volume on Chinese animation and socialism is the first in English that introduces the insider viewpoints of socialist animators at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio in China. Although a few monographs have been published in English on Chinese animation, they are from the perspective of scholars rather than of the animators who personally worked on the films, as discussed in this volume. Featuring hidden histories and names behind the scenes, precious photos, and commentary on rarely seen animated films, this book is a timely and useful reference book for researchers, students, animators, and fans interested in Chinese and even world animation.
This book originated from the Animators' Roundtable Forum (April 2017 at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), organized by the Association for Chinese Animation Studies.
This volume on Chinese animation and socialism is the first in English that introduces the insider viewpoints of socialist animators at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio in China. Although a few monographs have been published in English on Chinese animation, they are from the perspective of scholars rather than of the animators who personally worked on the films, as discussed in this volume. Featuring hidden histories and names behind the scenes, precious photos, and commentary on rarely seen animated films, this book is a timely and useful reference book for researchers, students, animators, and fans interested in Chinese and even world animation.
This book originated from the Animators' Roundtable Forum (April 2017 at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), organized by the Association for Chinese Animation Studies.
Reviews / Votes
"Apart from the informative and valuable resources, Du also shares her personal academic experience in this area... In a way, the establishment of this marginalized field can be attributed to her outstanding efforts. This book showcases her endeavours to push the field forward. As an excellent reference book containing useful textual accounts of Chinese socialist animations, it is not only essential for scholars and students interested in the fields of Chinese animation and even worldwide animation but also beneficial to animators who strive to learn from the past."-Shasha Liu, University of Toronto, The China Quarterly (2022).
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
594 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-49959-1 (9789004499591)
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Person
Daisy Yan Du is Associate Professor, Division of Humanities at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She is the author of Animated Encounters: Transnational Movements of Chinese Animation 1940s-1970s (University of Hawaii Press, 2019) and the founder of the Association for Chinese Animation Studies (http://acas.ust.hk/), an organization dedicated to promoting Chinese animation to the English-speaking world.
Content
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
List o Contributors
Introduction
?Chinese Animation and Socialism???
??Daisy?? ??Yan Du??????
PART 1??
The Splendor of Socialist Animation?
1?Mochinaga Tadahito in Early Socialist China
??Mochinaga?? ??Noriko????, translated by? ???Nick?? ??Stember??? ?and? ???Yan?? ??Chen??????
2?Walking Our Own Path and Innovating
??Duan?? ??Xiaoxuan????, translated by? ???Nick?? ??Stember??????
3?An Authentic Animator
??Yan?? ??Dingxian????, translated by? ???Nick?? ??Stember??????
4?Dribs and Drabs
??Lin?? ??Wenxiao????, translated by? ???Nick?? ??Stember??????
5?National Style and Characterization
??Pu?? ??Jiaxiang????, translated by? ???Isabel?? ??Galwey??????
6?On the Art of Papercutting Animation
??Pu?? ??Yong????, translated by? ???Isabel?? ??Galwey??? ?and? ???Eva?? ??Chang???????
PART 2??
The Transition to Postsocialist Animated Filmmaking?
7?From Layman to Animator
??Yan?? ??Shanchun????, translated by? ???Isabel?? ??Galwey??? ?and? ???Eva?? ??Chang??????
8?In Love with Science Fiction Animation
??Dai?? ??Tielang????, interviewed by? ???Daisy?? ??Yan Du????, organized by? ???Song?? ??Han????, translated by? ???Yixing?? ??Li??????
9?Tradition and Innovation
??Chang?? ??Guangxi????, translated by? ???Sean?? ??Macdonald??????
10?Yilimei and the Shanghai Animation Film Studio
??Zhou?? ??Keqin????, translated by? ???Yixing?? ??Li???????
PART 3??
The Soundscape of (Post)Socialist Animation?
11?Synesthesia of Music and Image
??Jin?? ??Fuzai????, translated by? ???Sean?? ??Macdonald??????
12?My Career as an Animation Voice Actress
??Ding?? ??Jianhua????, interviewed by? ???Daisy?? ??Yan Du????, organized by? ???Song?? ??Han????, translated by? ???Yixing?? ??Li???????
PART 4??
The Literary Landscape of (Post)Socialist Animation?
13?My Career as a Screenwriter
??Ling?? ??Shu????, translated by? ???Yixing?? ??Li???????
PART 5??
In Memory of Socialist Animators?
14?Those Who Should Not Be Forgotten
??Yin?? ??Xiyong????, translated by? ???Eva?? ??Chang??????
15?In Memory of My Father Wang Shuchen
??Wang?? ??Yiqian????, translated by? ???Yixing?? ??Li???????
PART 6??
More than a Fairy Tale: Politics and Chinese Animation?
16?A Tradition of Political Propaganda
??Fung?? ??Yuk Song????, translated by? ???Isabel?? ??Galwey??? ?and? ???Shaopeng?? ??Chen???????
PART 7??
Chinese Animation Goes Abroad?
17?Chinese Animation in Japan, 1940s-80s
??Ono?? ??K?o?sei????, translated by? ???Isabel?? ??Galwey????,? ???Eva?? ??Chang????, and? ???Yan?? ??Chen??????
??Epilogue
?Socialist Legacy in the Digital Age???
??Daisy?? ??Yan Du???????
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures
List o Contributors
Introduction
?Chinese Animation and Socialism???
??Daisy?? ??Yan Du??????
PART 1??
The Splendor of Socialist Animation?
1?Mochinaga Tadahito in Early Socialist China
??Mochinaga?? ??Noriko????, translated by? ???Nick?? ??Stember??? ?and? ???Yan?? ??Chen??????
2?Walking Our Own Path and Innovating
??Duan?? ??Xiaoxuan????, translated by? ???Nick?? ??Stember??????
3?An Authentic Animator
??Yan?? ??Dingxian????, translated by? ???Nick?? ??Stember??????
4?Dribs and Drabs
??Lin?? ??Wenxiao????, translated by? ???Nick?? ??Stember??????
5?National Style and Characterization
??Pu?? ??Jiaxiang????, translated by? ???Isabel?? ??Galwey??????
6?On the Art of Papercutting Animation
??Pu?? ??Yong????, translated by? ???Isabel?? ??Galwey??? ?and? ???Eva?? ??Chang???????
PART 2??
The Transition to Postsocialist Animated Filmmaking?
7?From Layman to Animator
??Yan?? ??Shanchun????, translated by? ???Isabel?? ??Galwey??? ?and? ???Eva?? ??Chang??????
8?In Love with Science Fiction Animation
??Dai?? ??Tielang????, interviewed by? ???Daisy?? ??Yan Du????, organized by? ???Song?? ??Han????, translated by? ???Yixing?? ??Li??????
9?Tradition and Innovation
??Chang?? ??Guangxi????, translated by? ???Sean?? ??Macdonald??????
10?Yilimei and the Shanghai Animation Film Studio
??Zhou?? ??Keqin????, translated by? ???Yixing?? ??Li???????
PART 3??
The Soundscape of (Post)Socialist Animation?
11?Synesthesia of Music and Image
??Jin?? ??Fuzai????, translated by? ???Sean?? ??Macdonald??????
12?My Career as an Animation Voice Actress
??Ding?? ??Jianhua????, interviewed by? ???Daisy?? ??Yan Du????, organized by? ???Song?? ??Han????, translated by? ???Yixing?? ??Li???????
PART 4??
The Literary Landscape of (Post)Socialist Animation?
13?My Career as a Screenwriter
??Ling?? ??Shu????, translated by? ???Yixing?? ??Li???????
PART 5??
In Memory of Socialist Animators?
14?Those Who Should Not Be Forgotten
??Yin?? ??Xiyong????, translated by? ???Eva?? ??Chang??????
15?In Memory of My Father Wang Shuchen
??Wang?? ??Yiqian????, translated by? ???Yixing?? ??Li???????
PART 6??
More than a Fairy Tale: Politics and Chinese Animation?
16?A Tradition of Political Propaganda
??Fung?? ??Yuk Song????, translated by? ???Isabel?? ??Galwey??? ?and? ???Shaopeng?? ??Chen???????
PART 7??
Chinese Animation Goes Abroad?
17?Chinese Animation in Japan, 1940s-80s
??Ono?? ??K?o?sei????, translated by? ???Isabel?? ??Galwey????,? ???Eva?? ??Chang????, and? ???Yan?? ??Chen??????
??Epilogue
?Socialist Legacy in the Digital Age???
??Daisy?? ??Yan Du???????
Bibliography
Index