Shi-Story and Theory
This chapter sets out the historical, theoretical and methodological mise-en-scène for all our subsequent analyses. We engineer an encounter between the sinologist philosopher François Jullien’s work on the Chinese concept of shi (势) and Western theories
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Chinese Urban Shi-nema “Fleming and Harrison have produced a deftly-written psychogeography of the contemporary Chinese city. The authors peel back the skin of the city to reveal urbanscapes unfamiliar even to long-term residents of Ningbo, but nonetheless exhilarating. These observations are underpinned by a theory of the screen that is compelling to the reader in its articulation of a concept that here is inter-woven with motifs and ideas that draw on Chinese culture. For all those who seek insights from the collision of screens, global capitalism and contemporary Chinese urban culture, there is no more sure-footed guide than Fleming and Harrison’s impressive book.” —Andrew White, Independent Scholar and author of Digital Media & Society (Palgrave Macmillan 2014)
David H. Fleming • Simon Harrison
Chinese Urban Shi-nema Cinematicity, Society and Millennial China
David H. Fleming University of Stirling Stirling, UK
Simon Harrison City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
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For Mira, the captain of our ship, in memory of our adventures in Ningbo DHF For 陈星超, for making the city in this book a place to call home SH
Preface
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