Chinese Independent Animation

Introduction. - `Postsocialism and `Independence . - Chapter 1: A dispersed ' independent' ecology. - 1. 1 The Meishu Legacy. - 1. 2 An Emergent `Animation Industry . - 1. 3 The Pioneer of Chinese Independent Animation Shanke. - 1. 4 Toward an `Ecological Conception of Independent Animation. - Chapter 2: Understanding the Ecology of Independent Chinese Animation within the context of China' s Post-Socialist Reality. - 2. 1 Minjian Individuality. - 2. 2 From production pipeline to platform: the CIAFF. - 2. 3 Conclusion: Assembling Ambiguous Contradictions. - Chapter 3: The Imaginative World of Pisan. - 3. 1 Pisan Redefining `Independence . - 3. 2 An Icon of Resistance Kuangkuang. - 3. 3 Parallel `Realities in Miss Puff. - 3. 4 `Parallel Responses of Pisan Within the Chinese Media Ecology. - 3. 5 Conclusion. - Chapter 4: Lei Lei: A ' third way' : Lei Lei and the Festival circuit. - 4. 1 The journey towards independence. - 4. 2 Early `rebellion through animationFace (2007). - 4. 3 Post-socialist `reality and collective `identity . - 4. 4 Lei Lei' s Transcendent Response to the Media Ecology. - 4. 5 Conclusion. - Chapter 5: The Future Prospect of the Chinese Independent Animation Ecology. - 5. 1 The mainstream path: a national ideology of Chineseness. - 5. 2 The evolving independent path: disoriented individual identity. - 5. 3 An ideological mirror: Piercing I. - 5. 4 Conclusion. - Chapter 6: Conclusion.