Abstract
This paper explores the notions of “Sinophone” and “Chinese-language cinema” under the rubrics of postcolonialism in Chinese film studies both in China and elsewhere around the world. The paper argues that these postcolonial-inspired notions misconstrue Chinese national identity building as imperialist/colonialist endeavours, and dichotomize Han and Chinese ethnic minorities. The paper offers its counterargument by examining cinematic practices of people’s cinema, minority nationality films and native-language films in the PRC.
Recommended Citation
Lu, Xinyu.
"Cinematic Representation of Ethnic Minorities in PRC and Postcolonialism."
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
22.5
(2020):
<https://doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.3826>
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