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Den Braber, Chantal (2019)

Orientalism in the Chinese Horror Films of Asia Extreme

Master thesis | Asian Studies (60 EC) (MA)

Different countries have their own traditions when it comes to the horror genre and within these traditions there is again a variety of subgenres. According to the distribution company Tartan Films Asia does this by embracing the ‘extreme’ which is celebrated by the selection of films belonging to the Tartans Films brand ‘Asia extreme’. Being critized for using the discourse of Orientalism in the promotion of the films, this thesis will look how the Chinese horror movie Jiàn Guĭ and The Eye are related cinematically with this discourse.

Orientalism

horror

Asia Extreme

Author

Den Braber, Chantal

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

History, Arts and Culture of Asia

Supervisors

Keijser, Anne Sytske

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en