Fwd: H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS, Japanese & Korean Cinema

[Melek Ortabasi]

Forwarding this from H-Japan, apropos the recent discussion on "whitewashing!" Perhaps someone can write back to Robyn, who may not know of this list.

Best,
Melek
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                                    H-JAPAN
                                 August 23, 2009

From: Robyn Citizen <rc1434 at nyu.edu>

Hi all,

My dissertation project concerns the representation of blackness in 
Japanese and Korean cinema - this includes black bodies (African-Americans 
or people of African descent as characters), black culture/hip-hop 
culture, and blackness as a visual or linguistic signifier of absolute 
difference, racial or otherwise (it is my understanding that in earlier 
Japanese cinema people from the South Seas were referred to as "blacks", 
for example).

While I have a modest list of films which I can use, I'd be very grateful 
for more suggestions of post-WWII movies that touch upon these topics.

If anyone knows where I can find a copy of Oshima's "The Catch" (Japanese 
title "Shiiku", 1961) it would also be extremely helpful.

Thank you for help!

Best,
Robyn

Robyn Citizen
PhD Candidate
Cinema Studies
New York University
alternate e-mail: ladykaede1221 at gmail.com

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