Hollywood Diplomacy contends that, rather than simply reflect
the West’s cultural fantasies of an imagined “Orient,” images
of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ethnicities have long been
contested sites where the commercial interests of Hollywood studios
and the political mandates of U.S. foreign policy collide, compete
against one another, and often become compromised in the process.
While tracing both Hollywood’s internal foreign relations
protocols—from the “Open Door” policy of the silent era to
the “National Feelings” provision of the Production Code—and
external regulatory interventions by the Chinese government, the
U.S. State Department, the Office of War Information, and the
Department of Defense, Hye Seung Chung reevaluates such American
classics as Shanghai Express and The Great
Dictator and applies historical insights to the controversies
surrounding contemporary productions including Die Another
Day and The Interview. This richly detailed book
redefines the concept of “creative freedom” in the context of
commerce: shifting focus away from the artistic entitlement to
offend foreign audiences toward the opportunity to build new,
better relationships with partners around the world through
diplomatic representations of race, ethnicity, and nationality.
General
Imprint: |
Rutgers University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2020 |
First published: |
2020 |
Authors: |
Hye Seung Chung
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
254 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-978801-55-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-978801-55-6 |
Barcode: |
9781978801554 |
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