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Dr. Jessica Ka Yee Chan

Associate Professor of Chinese Studies
Curriculum Vitae

  • Publications
    Journal Articles

    “The Screen Kiss in 1937: Re-reading Street Angel and Crossroads,” East Asian Journal of Popular Culture 8.1 (2022): 71–89.

    “Insulting Pictures: The Thief of Bagdad in Shanghai.” Modern Chinese Literature and Culture 28.1 (2016): 38–77.

    “Anticipating Action: The Evolving Grammar of Action and Montage in Hong Kong Cinema.” East Asian Journal of Popular Culture 1.3 (2015): 403–419.

    “Translating ‘Montage’: The Discreet Attractions of Soviet Montage for Chinese Revolutionary Cinema.” Journal of Chinese Cinemas 5.3 (autumn 2011): 197-218.

    Additional Publications

    Published translation:

    Jiang, Qing. “On the Revolution in Peking Opera.” Trans. Jessica Ka Yee Chan. The Opera Quarterly. Performance + Theory + History 26, no. 2-3 (spring-summer 2010): 455-459.

    Published translation:

    Han, Shangyi. “The Design and Style of Opera Films.” Trans. Jessica Ka Yee Chan and Judith Zeitlin. The Opera Quarterly. Performance + Theory + History 26, no. 2-3 (spring-summer 2010): 446-454.