-- The editors of this volume present diverse academic backgrounds from different geographical locations. Nayoung Aimee Kwon specializes in postcolonial studies and is in the U.S., Takushi Odagiri studies ethics and is in Japan, and Moonim Baek specializes in cinema studies and is in South Korea. Contributors to the volume range from local established film scholars to rising stars overseas. -- The group's shared regional focus on Asia provides an important case study from within a formally colonized area. While scholarship ...
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-- The editors of this volume present diverse academic backgrounds from different geographical locations. Nayoung Aimee Kwon specializes in postcolonial studies and is in the U.S., Takushi Odagiri studies ethics and is in Japan, and Moonim Baek specializes in cinema studies and is in South Korea. Contributors to the volume range from local established film scholars to rising stars overseas. -- The group's shared regional focus on Asia provides an important case study from within a formally colonized area. While scholarship in film studies has made important headways in examining the complex dynamics of colonial cinemas, too much focus is from the POV of Europe's imperial histories and archives about the colonies. The result of that has been devaluation and misrecognition within the region and outside it, which has relegated local voices to the margins. -- This collaborative work is fitting for NDNS because the series emphasizes interdisciplinary and global dimensions of film theory and history. -- Target a global audience in various disciplines, including film studies, area studies, and postcolonial studies.
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