Tam, Wai Fung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Filmography: p. 133-136. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-129). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Abstract --- p.iv-vi / Table of Contents --- p.vi-viii / Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Background´ؤMembership of the Chinese “Sixth Generation´ح Directors --- p.7-23 / Chapter -- --- The Early Stage of the “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.7 / Chapter -- --- Current Commercial Turn among the “Sixth Generation´ح Directors --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Discourses on Chinese “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.24-61 / Chapter -- --- Analytical Framework --- p.24 / Chapter -- --- Scholastic Discourse on “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.27 / Chapter -- --- The Differences between Western Political Interpretations and the Chinese Populist Discourse on “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.35 / Chapter -- --- The Western Discourse´ؤA Liberal Political Definition --- p.36 / Chapter -- --- Chinese Populist Discourse on “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.43 / Chapter -- --- New Bom Generation --- p.52 / Chapter -- --- Independent Filmmaking´ؤDirectors' Views on the Naming of “Sixth Generation´ح --- p.55 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- "The Interrelationship between the Filmmakers, Discourses and Social Context" --- p.62-86 / Chapter -- --- Evaluations on the Discourses of “Sixth Generation´ح --- p.62 / Chapter -- --- The Dominant Features of the “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema --- p.65 / Chapter -- --- Relationship between the “Sixth Generation´ح Cinema and Chinese Socio-political Context --- p.70 / Chapter -- --- How “Independent´ح the “Sixth Generation´ح Filmmakers are? --- p.82 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Examining the Subversive Functions of the Naming of “Sixth Generation´ح --- p.86-114 / Chapter -- --- Political Subjectivity of the “Sixth Generation´ح Directors and its Relation with the Event --- p.86 / Chapter -- --- The Split Subject of the “Sixth Generation´ح Directors --- p.97 / Conclusion --- p.115-122 / Bibliography --- p.123-132 / Filmogarphy --- p.133-136