Moving Figures

Examines how the Chinese ‘Reform Era’ is constructed and felt in the films of Jia Zhangke Uses the concept of structures of feelings to evaluate the emotional qualities of Jia Zhangke's films Provides an alternative way to examine how films can create meaning through feeling Considers how social change and class transition in China have been evoked and represented in Zhangke's films Since 1979, China has been undergoing a period of immense social and economic change, transitioning from state-run