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Book SynopsisPlease visit our blog to read an interview with Daisy Yan Du. This volume on Chinese animation and socialism is the first in English that introduces the insider viewpoints of socialist animators at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio in China. Although a few monographs have been published in English on Chinese animation, they are from the perspective of scholars rather than of the animators who personally worked on the films, as discussed in this volume. Featuring hidden histories and names behind the scenes, precious photos, and commentary on rarely seen animated films, this book is a timely and useful reference book for researchers, students, animators, and fans interested in Chinese and even world animation. This book originated from the Animators’ Roundtable Forum (April 2017 at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), organized by the Association for Chinese Animation Studies.
Trade Review"Apart from the informative and valuable resources, Du also shares her personal academic experience in this area… In a way, the establishment of this marginalized field can be attributed to her outstanding efforts. This book showcases her endeavours to push the field forward. As an excellent reference book containing useful textual accounts of Chinese socialist animations, it is not only essential for scholars and students interested in the fields of Chinese animation and even worldwide animation but also beneficial to animators who strive to learn from the past." -Shasha Liu, University of Toronto, The China Quarterly (2022).
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Figures List o Contributors Introduction Chinese Animation and Socialism Daisy Yan Du PART 1 The Splendor of Socialist Animation 1 Mochinaga Tadahito in Early Socialist China Mochinaga Noriko, translated by Nick Stember and Yan Chen 2 Walking Our Own Path and Innovating Duan Xiaoxuan, translated by Nick Stember 3 An Authentic Animator Yan Dingxian, translated by Nick Stember 4 Dribs and Drabs Lin Wenxiao, translated by Nick Stember 5 National Style and Characterization Pu Jiaxiang, translated by Isabel Galwey 6 On the Art of Papercutting Animation Pu Yong, translated by Isabel Galwey and Eva Chang PART 2 The Transition to Postsocialist Animated Filmmaking 7 From Layman to Animator Yan Shanchun, translated by Isabel Galwey and Eva Chang 8 In Love with Science Fiction Animation Dai Tielang, interviewed by Daisy Yan Du, organized by Song Han, translated by Yixing Li 9 Tradition and Innovation Chang Guangxi, translated by Sean Macdonald 10 Yilimei and the Shanghai Animation Film Studio Zhou Keqin, translated by Yixing Li PART 3 The Soundscape of (Post)Socialist Animation 11 Synesthesia of Music and Image Jin Fuzai, translated by Sean Macdonald 12 My Career as an Animation Voice Actress Ding Jianhua, interviewed by Daisy Yan Du, organized by Song Han, translated by Yixing Li PART 4 The Literary Landscape of (Post)Socialist Animation 13 My Career as a Screenwriter Ling Shu, translated by Yixing Li PART 5 In Memory of Socialist Animators 14 Those Who Should Not Be Forgotten Yin Xiyong, translated by Eva Chang 15 In Memory of My Father Wang Shuchen Wang Yiqian, translated by Yixing Li PART 6 More than a Fairy Tale: Politics and Chinese Animation 16 A Tradition of Political Propaganda Fung Yuk Song, translated by Isabel Galwey and Shaopeng Chen PART 7 Chinese Animation Goes Abroad 17 Chinese Animation in Japan, 1940s–80s Ono Kōsei, translated by Isabel Galwey, Eva Chang, and Yan Chen Epilogue Socialist Legacy in the Digital Age Daisy Yan Du Bibliography Index
