This book uses the potent case study of contemporary Taiwanese queer romance films to address the question of how capitalism in Taiwan has privileged the film industry at the expense of the audience's freedom to choose and respond to culture on its own terms.
Ya-Feng Mon holds a doctorate from Goldsmiths, University of London. Her background in film journalism has allowed her unique insights into the complex terrain of film production and consumption. Her recent research interests lie in various embodied experiences of technologies.
AcknowledgementsChapter OneThrough the Nexus of Bodies and Things: IntroductionChapter TwoMediated Knowledge: MethodologyChapter ThreeBodily Fantasy: Embodied Spectatorship and Object InterventionChapter FourSensory Linkage: The Politics of Genre Film MakingChapter FiveIntimacy: Internet Marketing as Collaborative ProductionChapter SixIndeterminacy: Control and the (Un)productive BodyChapter SevenMediation and Connections in a Precarious Age: ConclusionBibliographyIndexNotes
"The author of this book has applied a great many film theories in order to look more deeply into the affective and power dynamics between the film industry and the audience. Her method has established a new landmark for contemporary Taiwan film research." - Iying Wei, *International Journal of Asian Studies*, May 2019