[KineJapan] new book (Kurosawa/McKnight)

[Anne McKnight]

Thanks Joanne for your support! I hope it’s a tiny wedge in to the wide wide world of research convos people can sink their teeh into. I looked all over for a general history of these genres, but never found one…am still hoping.
Hope your semester/quarter goes smoothly…

Anne

> On Feb 3, 2026, at 7:32 PM, Bernardi, Joanne via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> 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
>>> Message-ID: <E59AB9DC-CA2E-48D3-B418-07DDE5D1D66D at gmail.com>
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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.
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