Tag Archives: cinema

Book Announcement: Producing Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Literature, Film, and Transnational Politics

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Paula

Producing Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Literature, Film, and Transnational Politics Yuko Shibata National, disciplinary, and linguistic boundaries all play a role in academic study and nowhere is this more apparent than in traditional humanities scholarship surrounding the atomic bombing of Hiroshima … Continue reading →

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Symposium: Cinema and Social Change in Japan

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Paula

International Symposium October 20-22, 2017 Kyoto University, Japan This international symposium explores the impacts of cinema on social change, and vice versa. Taking Japan’s cinema-going culture as case study, we can trace how social change has been imagined, negotiated, or … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor – East Asian Cinema

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Paula

Institution: University of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Visual Studies Location: Ontario, Canada Position: Assistant Professor – East Asian Cinema The Department of Visual Studies at the University of Toronto, Mississauga campus invites applications for a full-time, tenure-stream appointment at the … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Nation, Gender and History, Asian Cinemas in Perspective

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Paula

Nation, Gender and History: Asian Cinemas in Perspective International conference Vilnius University, Centre of Oriental Studies, 7-9 September 2017 Asian Arts Centre and The Centre of Oriental Studies of Vilnius University (Lithuania) invite scholars, film professionals and enthusiasts to Nation, Gender … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Nation, Gender and History: Asian Cinemas in Perspective

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Paula

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Fun Link Friday: Eating from Miyazaki films

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Paula

It’s getting extra cold just about everywhere, so it’s time to curl up with some comfort food! Buzzfeed posted an article last year we’ve just stumbled across that definitely gets our stomachs rumbling: Here’s How To Eat Everything You’ve Ever Wanted … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Enola’s Light: Japanese Cinema and the A-Bomb, an edited anthology of essays

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Paula

This is a call for papers, for a new anthology tentatively titled Enola’s Light: Japanese Cinema and the A-Bomb. The anthology’s aim is to shed light on all genres of Japanese Cinema commercial, anime, pink, underground and its portrayal of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Cinema Studies/Visual Culture (East Asian), Modern Japanese Literature or Cultural History

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Paula

Institution: Nagoya University, Graduate School of Letters Location: Japan Position: Associate Professor or Full Professor, Cinema Literature Culture The Graduate School of Letters of Nagoya University, Japan, invites applications for two faculty positions beginning in October 2013: one position in … Continue reading →

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Call for papers: The Art Theatre Guild: Cinema in Japan 1950-1980 chapters for a proposed edited volume

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Paula

The Art Theatre Guild: Cinema in Japan 1950-1980 The Art Theatre Guild, founded in 1961 and active into the 1980s, united some of Japans most innovative directors: Oshima Nagisa (b.1932), Teshigahara Hiroshi (1927-2001), Terayama Shji (1935-83) and Matsumoto Toshio (b.1932), … Continue reading →

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MA Film and History at SOAS (University of London)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Paula

This MA programme provides students with the opportunity to acquire expert knowledge of film in historical context as a means of mastering transferable analytical skills and so prepare students for a variety of professional or research careers. The program can … Continue reading →

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