[KineJapan] Scott Nygren

[Michael Raine]

I'm shocked and deeply saddened to hear this. I first met Scott when he and
Maureen came to a conference in Iowa City, early in my graduate studies.
Gracious is the word that comes to mind. The whole field was contentious in
those days and it was rare to meet someone who was engaged in those debates
and at the same time encouraging of positions that didn't match his own.
When I think of how enjoyable it was to meet and discuss with my colleagues
at SCMS last week I'm glad that his style, as well as his ideas, have had
an influence on our world.

My condolences to Maureen and Scott's family. He will be deeply missed.

Michael Raine


On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Michael Raine <raine.michael.j at gmail.com>wrote:

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> From: Gerow Aaron <aaron.gerow at yale.edu>
> Date: Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 1:50 PM
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> Some of you may have heard the news via other means, but the family of
> Scott Nygren has announced his passing after a long battle with cancer.
> Scott was a professor at the University of Florida and a central figure in
> film studies with a particular interest in Japanese cinema. His book, Time
> Frames: Japanese Cinema and the Unfolding of History (University of
> Minnesota Press, 2007), is his most famous contribution in our field,
> although he also penned many other important articles about the film and
> culture of Japan. His wife, Maureen Turim, also a professor at Florida, is
> the author of The Films of Oshima: Images of a Japanese Iconoclast(Berkeley: University of California Press), and the two of them were
> together an important force in the development of academic studies of
> Japanese film. I personally received much encouragement and inspiration
> from Scott and Maureen and deeply mourn his passing. My condolences go out
> to Maureen and the rest of their family.
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> I am sure many of you can add to this testimonial.
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>    Aaron Gerow
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> Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
> Yale University
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