Notes
1. Recently,
the term "transcultural" has begun to replace a number
of related terms (e.g., "cross-cultural,"
"international," "multicultural") in a number
of disciplines (particularly medicine, psychology, and
education). Film studies has begun to follow suit. While
following on the widespread use of the concept of
"transnationalism" by political economists and
sociologists, the use of "transcultural" by scholars in
the arts, humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies also
seems to point to the inadequacy of these other terms in
analyzing the increasing globalization of culture.
2. Neither film discussed here makes any pretense at
investigating the events in May-June, 1989, in Tian’anmen.
For the most insightful treatment to date in any medium, see
Carma Hinton’s controversial GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE.
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