Confucius as the “Bronze Bell” of the Screen: A Philosophical Media Image between Ideology and Memory
Abstrak
This article is a review of David H. Fleming's book The Cinematic Embodiment of Confucius: Chinese Philosophy of Film and Effective Screenwriting (2025). The monograph focuses on an interdisciplinary analysis of two biopics about Confucius from 1940 and 2010, showing within a broad sociocultural context how the image of the Teacher is mobilized by the authorities in times of crisis and becomes an instrument of “soft power”. The author combines a careful reading of the cinematic poetics of both films with professional analysis within the framework of media theory, philosophy, and cultural/memory studies. The work introduces and explains the author's categories of xiang-thought, shi-nema, and screen-play, which are used to construct the concept of the political and aesthetic impact of cinema. Finally, the reviewed work fits into the broader decolonial turn that Fleming's media studies are undergoing.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (1)
Dmitriy A. Belyaev
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2026
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.46539/gmd.v8i2.691
- Akses
- Open Access ✓