The myth of Chinese "sixth generation" cinema and its subversiveness.

Tam, Wai Fung.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008.Filmography: p. 133-136.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-129).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Acknowledgements --- p.iiiAbstract --- p.iv-viTable of Contents --- p.vi-viiiIntroduction --- p.1Chapter Chapter 1: --- Background´ؤMembership of the Chinese “Sixth Generation´ح Directors --- p.7-23Chapter -- --- The Early Stage of the “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.7Chapter -- --- Current Commercial Turn among the “Sixth Generation´ح Directors --- p.14Chapter Chapter 2: --- Discourses on Chinese “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.24-61Chapter -- --- Analytical Framework --- p.24Chapter -- --- Scholastic Discourse on “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.27Chapter -- --- The Differences between Western Political Interpretations and the Chinese Populist Discourse on “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.35Chapter -- --- The Western Discourse´ؤA Liberal Political Definition --- p.36Chapter -- --- Chinese Populist Discourse on “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.43Chapter -- --- New Bom Generation --- p.52Chapter -- --- Independent Filmmaking´ؤDirectors' Views on the Naming of “Sixth Generation´ح --- p.55Chapter Chapter 3: --- "The Interrelationship between the Filmmakers, Discourses and Social Context" --- p.62-86Chapter -- --- Evaluations on the Discourses of “Sixth Generation´ح --- p.62Chapter -- --- The Dominant Features of the “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.65Chapter -- --- Relationship between the “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema and Chinese Socio-political Context --- p.70Chapter -- --- How “Independent´ح the “Sixth Generation´ح Filmmakers are? --- p.82Chapter Chapter 4: --- Examining the Subversive Functions of the Naming of “Sixth Generation´ح --- p.86-114Chapter -- --- Political Subjectivity of the “Sixth Generation´ح Directors and its Relation with the Event --- p.86Chapter -- --- The Split Subject of the “Sixth Generation´ح Directors --- p.97Conclusion --- p.115-122Bibliography --- p.123-132Filmogarphy --- p.133-13