[KineJapan] new book (Kurosawa/McKnight)

[Bernardi, Joanne]

Congratulations, Anne!  You have broken new ground with your attention to the ubiquitous taidan and zadankai. Finally, I can reference these in a meaningful and useful way. 

All the best, 
Joanne

Joanne Bernardi 
Rochester, NY

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>> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 12:03:14 -0800
>> From: Anne McKnight <annekmcknight at gmail.com>
>> To: kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu
>> Subject: [KineJapan] new book announcement
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>> hi all~
>> 
>> I think many of you have known about this, or have helped tweak in one way
>> or another, but here is an official announcement that my book on/by
>> Kurosawa his coming out today from U of Minnesota Press. Here?s a link...
>> 
>> Here?s the back copy, for reference?below.
>> 
>> If you are inclined to buy a copy, I would be grateful if you (and/or your
>> library) purchased directly from the publisher or from Bookshop or your
>> local indie bookstore. U Minnesota Press is based in Mineapolis, and any
>> sales of this book would also contribute to all the good work they do. Not
>> to mention Japanese literary and media studies, this also includes fields
>> of film and media in general, Indigenous Studies, eco-criticism, social
>> justice and liberation, Black Studies, various other theory-head stuff, and
>> on and on. Bookshop.org is a B corporation, a network that supports
>> independent bookstores; you can select one to get a cut of your purchase.
>> 
>> For my own part, I was glad to see the genres of the taidan and zadankai
>> make it into English-language print. And as strange a moment as it is to
>> see such a ?postwar? book enter the world of today, it is a strong
>> reminder, as programs and ?foreign? languages are cut, and our national
>> government?s cocktail persists of xenophobia, white supremacy rebranded as
>> ?Western civilization" and neglect, that we do llive in a world. The list
>> of 100 films included in the book shows a different range of inspiration
>> and interest than Hollywood, and stretches to include works like Pather
>> Panchali, Where Is the Friend?s House?, A Summer at Grandpa?s, Midnight
>> Cowboy, and Capricious Young Man.
>> 
>> Many questions remain!?in viewing, research and processing, but meanwhile,
>> here is some info you may use to see for yourself.