More than ever before, China is on the move. When the flow of people
and images is fused, meanings of self, place, space, community, and
nation become unstable and contestable. This fascinating book explores
the ways in which movement within and across the national borders of
the PRC has influenced the imagination of the Chinese people, both
those who remain and those who have left. Travelers or no, all
participate in the production and consumption of images and narratives
of travel, thus contributing to the formation of transnational
subjectivities. Wanning Sun offers a fine-grained analysis of the
significant narrative forms and discursive strategies used in
representing transnational space in contemporary China. This includes
looking at how stay-at-homes fantasize about faraway or unknown
places, and how those in the diaspora remember experiences of familiar
places. She considers the ways in which mobility-of people, capital,
and images-affects localities through individuals' constructions of a
sense of place. Relatedly, the author illustrates how economic,
social, and political forces either facilitate or inhibit the
formation of a particular kind of transnational subjectivity.
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ISBN
9781461638780
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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