<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello all,<div><br></div><div>I don't believe i have ever replied to this listserv, although I've been following it for a few months now, so I'll just introduce myself a bit. My name is John Lichten, and I am a MA student at Sophia University's Graduate Program in Global Studies. Although I am not currently focusing on Japanese cinema, it is a strong interest of mine, particularly Korean & zainichi representations in film, and Ozu's earlier works.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, I received this email regarding an event on campus. It is not specific to Japanese cinema but I thought some on this list would possibly find it interesting.</div><div><br></div><div>thank you,</div><div>John Lichten</div><div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:Machiko_Sato@cl.sophia.ac.jp">Machiko_Sato@cl.sophia.ac.jp</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">September 7, 2011 2:17:30 PM GMT+09:00<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:Machiko_Sato@cl.sophia.ac.jp">Machiko_Sato@cl.sophia.ac.jp</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>ICC Lecture Announcement (Sep.29, 2011)</b><br></span></div><br>
<br><font size="2" face="MS UI Gothic">Sophia University Institute of Comparative
Culture Lecture Series 2011</font>
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<br><a href="http://icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp/html/events/pdfs/110929_Pugsley.pdf"><font size="2" color="blue" face="MS UI Gothic"><b><u>Tradition,
Culture and Aesthetics in Contemporary Asian Cinema</u></b></font></a>
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<br><font size="2" face="MS UI Gothic"><b>Peter C. Pugsley<br>
University of Adelaide</b></font>
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<br><font size="2" face="MS UI Gothic"><b>September 29, 2011<br>
17:30-19:00<br>
Sophia University Yotsuya Campus, Building 10, room 301</b></font>
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This presentation focuses on cinematic output from the Asian region - increasingly
a force in global media production and the exchange of cultural understanding.
Two key themes will be discussed. Firstly, I work toward a conception of
an Asian aesthetic in contemporary film. My search is for images and motifs
that lead us toward an understanding of how identities are constructed
and how, in what is being cited as "the Asian Century", we see
ourselves and others. Secondly, I revisit earlier debates on Orientalism
and Occidentalism to see whether the concepts still have salience in unearthing
why and how 'Asian cinema' stands apart from its Western counterparts.
Through a text-based analysis of contemporary Asian films, and a more focused
study of filmmakers such as Korea's Park Chan-ｗook and Hong Kong's Wong
Kar Wai, I illustrate how individual filmmakers work within a transnational
industry to produce works that maintain a recognisable cultural aesthetic,
thus continuing an Asian presence on global cinema screens.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="MS UI Gothic">Peter Pugsley teaches the courses
Asian Screen Media, Broadcast TV & Radio and Advanced Media Theory
at the University of Adelaide. His extensive teaching experience includes
teaching in Media and Communications at the University of Melbourne and
at RMIT University. He currently supervises a number of PhD candidates
working on Asian media. Peter holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne's
Department of English (Cultural Studies) and the Melbourne Asia Institute,
a Graduate Diploma of Education and a BA (Hons) majoring in Chinese and
Australian Studies. His most recent publication was an article on Indian
cinema in the journal Continuum.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="MS UI Gothic">Language: English<br>
No registration required</font>
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Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University <br>
7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, <br>
Tokyo 102-8554, JAPAN <br>
+81-(0)3-3238-4082 (Tel) <br>
+81-(0)3-3238-4081(Fax)<br>
http ://icc . fla . sophia . ac . jp/index . html</font></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>