China`s New Cultural Scene – A Handbook of Changes

"Claire Huot's readable and engaging book is rich in specifics and subtle in its theorising, an unequalled and up-to-date account of culture in contemporary China. From sitcoms to street-slang, the marketing of the avant-garde to the cultural politics of heavy metal, it is a work of importance to all interested in modern China, in cultural studies, and in the formation of trans-national audiences and cultural identities at the century's end." - Craig Clunas, University of Sussex "Remarkable. An erudite and entertaining whirlwind tour of China's high culture, pop culture, and subculture at the turn of the century-from world-famous film directors to a 'mad calligrapher' who has never sold a work." - Richard King, University of Victoria

"Remarkable. An erudite and entertaining whirlwind tour of China's high culture, pop culture, and subculture at the turn of the century--from world-famous film directors to a 'mad calligrapher' who has never sold a work."--Richard King, University of Victoria

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Literary Experiments: Six Files
2 Away from Literature I: Words Turned On
3 Away from Literature II: Words Acted Out
4 Colorful Fold in the Landscape: Fifth Generation Filmakers and Roots Searches
5 China's Avant-Garde Art: Differences in the Family
6 Rock Music from Mao to Nirvana: the West is the Best
Conclusion: A World Wide Web of Words
Glossary of Chinese Terms
Notes
Index