Corey H. Kai Nelson Schultz
Class & Social Stratification in the Films of Jia Zhangke
This dissertation examines how the films of Jia Zhangke (b. 1970) reflect, interpret and construct class and social stratification in contemporary China.
Recent Presentations
“Ruin and Transition in the Films of Jia Zhangke” – MeCCSA Postgraduate Network Conference. University of Bournemouth, July 2011.
“Back to Class: Social Stratification in the Films of Jia Zhangke” – New Generations of Chinese Cinema: Commodities of Exchange Conference. King’s College London, May 2011.
“Class and Social Stratification in the Films of Jia Zhangke” – Postgraduate Symposium. Goldsmiths, May 2011.
Degrees
MA, University of California, Berkeley
MLIS, University of British Columbia