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Studies classical and contemporary cases of the literature works, both Eastern and Western, adapted, represented and transformed into interesting artistic media
Does an inter-disciplinary research by applying various academic theories
Satisfies various needs, be it educational or recreational
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Literature, Film, and Theatre
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Asian American Play, Asian Theatre, and Musical Theater
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TV Drama, Robot Theatre and AI Films
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Back Matter
About this book
Applying the theories of Popular Culture, Visual Culture, Performance Studies, (Post)Feminism, and Film Studies, this interdisciplinary and well-crafted book leads you to the fascinating and intriguing world of popular film, (musical) theatre, and TV drama. It explores the classical and contemporary cases of the literature works, both Eastern and Western, adapted, represented and transformed into the interesting artistic medium in films, performances, TV dramas, musicals, and AI robot theatre/films.
‘Iris Tuan’s book is wide ranging in scope and diversity, examining theatre, music, film and television productions from both Western and Asian countries. Tuan also surveys an extensive range of critical and theoretical perspectives, especially from performance studies and popular cultural studies, to offer context for her descriptions of the many different works. Some of her examples are well-known (Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, Disney’s The Lion King) while others little known outside their place of origin (such as the Hakka Theatre of Taiwan) -- all are approached by the author with enthusiasm.’
—Susan Bennett, Professor of English, University of Calgary, Canada
‘Tuan takes us through multiple examples of contemporary popular performance in theatre/film/TV ranging from "high" art sources (Shakespeare or Journey to the West in films, Hirata's robotic theatre experiments) to "low" (Taiwanese TV soap operas Hakka Theatre: Roseki and Story of Yangxi Palace, Korean film Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds). The reader moves at a speed-dating pace through contemporary culture production and interpretive theories, encountering significant works, controversies (i. e., yellow face), and conundrums selected from China, Korea, Japan and the U. S. and filtered through a Taiwanese female gaze.’
—Kathy Foley, Professor of Theatre Arts, University of California Santa Cruz, USA
Reviews
—Susan Bennett, Professor of English, University of Calgary, Canada
‘Tuan takes us through multiple examples of contemporary popular performance in theatre/film/TV ranging from "high" art sources (Shakespeare or Journey to the West in films, Hirata's robotic theatre experiments) to "low" (Taiwanese TV soap operas Hakka Theatre: Roseki and Story of Yangxi Palace, Korean film Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds). The reader moves at a speed-dating pace through contemporary culture production and interpretive theories, encountering significant works, controversies (i. e., yellow face), and conundrums selected from China, Korea, Japan and the U. S. and filtered through a Taiwanese female gaze.’
—Kathy Foley, Professor of Theatre Arts, University of California Santa Cruz, USAAuthors and Affiliations
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National Chiao Tung University, Jhubei, Taiwan
Iris H. Tuan
About the author
Iris H. Tuan is Professor at National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. She received her Ph.D. in Theater from UCLA and has been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. Tuan’s selected publications include papers published by Asian Theatre Journal, and nine books, including Translocal Performance in Asian Theatre and Film, Intercultural Theatre: Adaptation and Representation, Western Canon in Taiwan Theatre, Alternative Theater in Taiwan, and Transnational Performance, Identity, and Mobility in Asia (edited with Ivy I-chu Chang). Tuan is the recipient of NCTU Outstanding Research Awards.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pop with Gods, Shakespeare, and AI
Book Subtitle: Popular Film, (Musical) Theatre, and TV Drama
Authors: Iris H. Tuan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7297-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7296-8Published: 24 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7299-9Published: 24 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-7297-5Published: 23 November 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 210
Number of Illustrations: 64 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cultural Studies, Asian Culture, Performing Arts, Popular Culture , Adaptation Studies