Warrior Women

Lisa Funnell is Assistant Professor in the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma, where she is also an affiliated faculty member of the Film and Media Studies Program and the Center for Social Justice. She is the coeditor (with Philippa Gates) of Transnational Asian Identities in Pan-Pacific Cinemas: The Reel Asian Exchange.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Hong Kong–Hollywood Connections2. Transnational Chinese Mothers: The Heroic Identities of Michelle Yeoh and Pei Pei Cheng3. Intermedial Stars: Hong Kong Warrior Women in Post-1997 Cinema4. Chinese Women and the Tropes of Modern China: The Transnational Appeal of Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi5. Pan-Pacific Connections: Chinese American Warrior Women in Post-1997 Hong Kong6. Transnational Integration: Chinese Canadian Warrior Women in Post-1997 Hong Kong7. The Influence of Hong Kong in Hollywood: The Asianization of American Warrior WomenConclusion: Transnational Chinese Warrior WomenNotesWorks CitedFilmographyIndex

"[Warrior Women] is full of interesting and important facts, figures, dates, events, agents, agencies and historical, cultural, and industry information." — Journal of Chinese Overseas"Funnell has compiled an impressive filmography in her astute analysis of Chinese warrior women, including many films that would otherwise not garner much critical attention." — H-Net Reviews (H-Asia)