Beyond Bruce Lee: Chasing the Dragon Through Film, Philosophy, and Popular Culture
Paul Bowman
Abstract
This book provides an in-depth understanding of Bruce Lee and examines the artist from both a cultural and historical perspective. The work begins by contextualizing Lee, examining his films and martial arts work, and his changing cultural status within different times and places. It then examines Bruce Lee's films and philosophy in relation to the popular culture and cultural politics of the 1960s and 1970s. It also addresses the resurgence of his popularity in Hong Kong and China in the twenty-first century. The study also explores Lee's ongoing legacy and influence in the West, considers hi ... More
Keywords: Bruce Lee, martial arts films, Hong Kong, China, Hollywood, cultural translation, popular culture, cultural politics
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2013 | Print ISBN-13: 9780231165297 |
| Published to Columbia Scholarship Online: November 2015 | DOI:10.7312/columbia/9780231165297.001.0001 |
