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Frontiers in Art Research, 2023, 5(1); doi: 10.25236/FAR.2023.050101.

Spatial Narrative of Females in Edward Yang’s Films

Author(s)

Jiancheng Yang

Corresponding Author:
Jiancheng Yang
Affiliation(s)

Sun Yat-sen University, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, 510275, China

Abstract

As one of the key Taiwan's new films, Edward Yang’s films are known to portray all kinds of human natures in Taiwan's urbanization process with exquisite emotions. By combining feminism and Space Narration in films, this paper focuses on female images and investigates the specific expression of female consciousness in his works.

Keywords

space, space narration, feminism, Edward Yang

Cite This Paper

Jiancheng Yang. Spatial Narrative of Females in Edward Yang’s Films. Frontiers in Art Research (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 1: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2023.050101.

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