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Tag Archives: horror
Book Announcement: The Monstrous-Feminine in Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture
The Monstrous-Feminine in Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture Dumas, Raechel This book explores the monstrous-feminine in Japanese popular culture produced from the late years of the 1980s through to the new millennium. Raechel Dumas examines the role of female monsters in … Continue reading
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Tagged book, book announcement, books, fiction, gender, gender studies, horror, Japanese culture, media, media studies
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Fun Link Friday: kayakowithtoshio Instagram
In the tradition of Freddy vs. Jason and Alien vs Predator, Sadako vs. Kayako, which debuted on June 18, features Sadako from Ringu and Kayako from Ju-On: The Grudge facing off in a cross-over film. Regardless of what you think of the film, you may enjoy the … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday: “What kinds of Sadako would you hate to meet?”
Halloween is coming, so it’s time for some spooky FLFs! What Japan Thinks recently featured a beautifully bizarre poll: One of Japan’s most recognisable horror icons is Sadako, a long black-haired (covering her face, usually) woman in a white dress that … Continue reading
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Tagged fun link, fun link friday, horror, Japan, Japanese culture, movies, Ringu, sadako, scary movie, The Ring
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Book Announcement: Japanese Cinema in the Digital Age
http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8623-9780824835941.aspx Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano University of Hawai’i Press May 2012 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3594-1 Digital technology has transformed cinema’s production, distribution, and consumption patterns and pushed contemporary cinema toward increasingly global markets. In the case of Japanese cinema, a once moribund industry has … Continue reading
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Tagged auteur, books, digital technology, ethnic, film, horror, Japanese Cinema in the Digital Age, Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano, new media
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Conference: Asian Horror Cinema and Beyond Symposium: Asian Horror Cinema and Beyond
Asian Horror Cinema and Beyond UC Berkeley will host a symposium on October 7th and 8th (Friday and Saturday), featuring contemporary works of horror cinema that explore issues of memory, desire, and media in East Asian and Southeast Asian cinema. Symposium lectures … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian cinema, cinema, conference, film, horror, Southeast Asia, University of California: Berkeley
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 