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Keyword: Migrant Worker

Luisa PRUDENTINO; Translator: FAN Xiang


Abstract

This paper is an introductory essay on Chinese independent documentaries about rural migrant workers. It focuses specifically on the relation between migrants and trains (or train stations), understood as both a place and a metaphor. It explores the recurring characters in this particular kind of film, especially the rural migrant mingong who experiences the city.