Cultural exchange and interaction are priceless, if difficult. What are some of the practices and traditions you observed for the first time in this film?
Why do some situations lead an observer to think cultures are mutually exclusive? How can one reconcile competing expectations between different environments?
If this movie inspires you to explore culture, psychology, directors, or authors, the library can connect you with other films, novels, and research. The links below include print and ebooks (but you are invited to skim and read specific chapters) and remember Bobst can scan a small portion of a book, sometimes a chapter.
Transforming patriarchy: Chinese families in the twenty-first century
Santos, Gonçalo D • 2017, University of Washington Press, 9780295998978
Fathers across cultures: the importance, roles, and diverse practices of dads
Roopnarine, Jaipaul L • 2015; Praeger, 1440832315
Fathers in cultural context
Shwalb, David W.; Shwalb, Barbara J.; Lamb, Michael E. • 2012; Psychology Press
9781136719059
The philosophy of Ang Lee, Arp, Robert; University Press of Kentucky; 9780813141701
As normal as possible negotiating sexuality and gender in mainland China and Hong Kong; Yau, Ching • 2010; Hong Kong University Press; 9789882205727
The Joy Luck Club Shanghai Library DVD 50 (No DVD drive? No problem. Watch the disc in our media lab.)
Queer China, Comrade China Shanghai Library DVD 14 (or stream online)
The Valley of Amazement
Tan, Amy, author • 2013, Ecco; 9780062107312
Shanghai Library PS3570.A48 V35 2013