Art of useless, the: fashion, media, and consumer culture in contemporary china
Auteur :
Hui, Calvin
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231192491
Date de publication :
21 sept. 2021
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Art of Useless offers an innovative way to understand China’s political-economic, social, and cultural transformations, showing how consumer culture helps anticipate, produce, and shape a new middle-class subjectivity. Calvin Hui examines changing representations of the production and consumption of fashion in documentaries and films.