<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>To any Japanese / East Asian cinema specialists who might be in or near Japan in June of next year,<br><br></div>Seán Hudson and I are <font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span name="Seán Hudson" class="gmail-m_8728572768288202759gmail-m_-349886517557865693gmail-gD">seeking
presenters and / or a discussant for a panel on East Asian visual media for the
2018 ASCJ conference (International Christian University, Tokyo, June
30-July 1, proposal deadline Oct. 15). Our current focus is on
mockumentary / found footage media, particularly in the realm of horror films and horror media ("true" ghost stories, internet
legends like the "red room," found footage horror films and TV shows,
depictions of real places and events in horror media). We welcome
papers on (horror or non-horror) film, television, and games, especially papers </span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span name="Seán Hudson" class="gmail-m_8728572768288202759gmail-m_-349886517557865693gmail-gD"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span name="Seán Hudson" class="gmail-m_8728572768288202759gmail-m_-349886517557865693gmail-gD">that
take an inter- / transnational approach to East Asian media, either by
focusing on other regions or by extending the scope of their analysis
beyond national boundaries altogether. </span></span></font> <br><span class="gmail-im"><br>Please send paper titles and a 250-word abstract to me off-list at <a href="mailto:lindsayrebeccanelson@gmail.com" target="_blank">lindsayrebeccanelson@gmail.com</a><wbr>.<br><br></span></span></span></font></div><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span name="Seán Hudson" class="gmail-m_8728572768288202759gmail-m_-349886517557865693gmail-gD"><span class="gmail-im">Thank you,<br><br></span></span></span></font></div><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span name="Seán Hudson" class="gmail-m_8728572768288202759gmail-m_-349886517557865693gmail-gD"><span class="gmail-im">Lindsay Nelson<br></span></span></span></font></div>