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JUMP CUT
no. 44, Fall 2001
Violent
dances in martial arts films
by
Aaron Anderson
Anderson began his analysis of movement in action films in issue no. 42. Here
he takes a close look at fight choreography in the films of Jackie Chan.
Reading
against the grain revisited
by Aspasia Kotsopoulos
A
key moment in the development of feminist film theory analyzed “resistant
readings” of mainstream media.
Ways
of seeing wild: the cinema of Wong Kar-Wai
by Robert M. Payne
Wong
Kar-Wai is not only Hong Kong’s foremost director today, but is also one of
the most interesting postmodern filmmakers now. Payne examines in-depth the
director’s filmic style and themes, with a good introduction to these complex
works. Films considered include Ashes of Time, Chungking Express, Fallen
Angels, and Happy Together.
The
Clandestine Nation: indigenism and
national subjects of
Bolivia in the films of Jorge Sanjinés
by Leonardo Garcia-Pabón, trans. Maura Furfey.
In
their collected cinematic work, Jorge Sanjinés and the Grupo Ukamau explore
conflicting and hierarchical identities in Bolivia, with indigenous
bearing the connotation nationally of inferior. Furthermore, U.S. interventionist
policies impact on indigenous lives directly. In The Clandestine Nation,
Sanjinés develops a picture of how a national identity that incorporates
both mestizo (mixed race) and indigenous cultures might be developed,
and at what personal cost.
Degrees
of Shame: adjuncts and GAs organize
by Mike Budd
Adjunct
faculty, often part-timers, teach a large percentage of the college courses
in the country. They teach most of the freshman and sophomore courses and half
of the total courses. Budd gives a detailed background to the working conditions
and labor activism of such underpaid and undervalued teachers.
The
last word: Jump Cut goes electronic
In
the editorial we describe how we went from a print to an online format and why.