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[Davinder L Bhowmik]

Hello all,

I'm writing to announce that a new edited volume, *Eco-Disasters in
Japanese Cinema*, is now available for purchase: paperback ($18.00) and
E-book ($17.99).

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/eco-disasters-in-japanese-cinema/9781952636509
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This 17 chapter book, edited by Rachel DiNitto, explores disaster as a
powerful means for addressing environmental crises. It is the first volume
dedicated to a multi-genre analysis of environmental themes in Japanese
cinema. The films examined cover 1954-2020 and include documentaries,
monster films, cult films, studio blockbusters, and activist cinema. The
chapters highlight important moments in disaster ecocinema, introduce films
not well known outside of Japan, and analyze films not previously read
through an environmental lens. Chapters are organized under intersecting
themes that address the slow and fast violence of local and planetary
environmental destruction: toxicscapes, contaminated futures and
childhoods, nuclear anxiety and violence, and ruined and apocalyptic
landscapes. This volume showcases a range of directors, eras, audiences,
and genres and illustrates the profound diversity of Japanese films that
feature systemic assaults on the environment.



Please join Rachel DiNitto & fellow contributors for the AAS Digital
Dialogue

November 6, 2024
7:00-8:15pm Eastern Time

https://www.asianstudies.org/jobs-professional-resources/aas-digital-dialogues/book-launch-eco-disasters-in-japanese-cinema/
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Rachel DiNitto will also be presenting on UCSD’s Japan Zoominar

October 22, 2024

4:000-5:00 Pacific Time

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Davinder L. Bhowmik (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Modern Japanese
Literature & Associate Chair
Department of Asian Languages and Literature
University of Washington, Seattle
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