Criticine elevating discourse on southeast asian cinema. The materials cover history, geography, culture and other background information of southeast asian countries, including cambodia, thailand, indonesia, laos, myanmar and. New books in southeast asian studies new books network page 6. In order to document their experiences in a new culture, the uc irvine libraries established the southeast asian archive in 1987. Cinema, the fantastic, and temporal critique humanities associates faculty teaching award for 2006 new faculty initiative award, uci office of the executive vice chancellor, 20012003. Its interdisciplinary orientation renders ghostly desires an essential contribution to scholarship across cinema studies, southeast asian studies, queer and affect theory, buddhist studies, and beyond. A field guide is the first book to provide a complete overview of the past, present, and future of the worlds most dynamic and influential filmmaking region. Resources are collectied in the humanities and social sciences, including. The rise of independent cinema in southeast asia, following the emergence of a. Since then, jablon has spent years as a cinema detective, tracking down old theaters in thailand, myanmar and laos as part of the southeast asian movie theater project a program he launched.
Mai tinh 2010, special issue on southeast asian visual cultures. Ghosts and the spirit world in sea films and literature tags. Southeast asia is a diverse mixture of many languages, cultures, and beliefs pulled together for political convenience. King rat by james clavell is a novel set in singapore during the japanese occupation and follows the story of an american pow as he struggles to outwit the system in a harsh prison camp lord jim by joseph conrad is a classic narrative of a mans struggle to find redemption in a southeast asian post thailand anna and the king, the original late19thcentury work of anna leowens. East asian cinema is cinema produced in east asia or by people from this region. Jarvie, the first western academic to write a book on hong kong cinema window on hong kong. Independent cinema in contemporary southeast asia by cornell university. A recipient of the southeast asian studies regional exchange program grant, she researched on digital cinema in southeast asia the results of which are published as a chapter entitled the beginnings of digital cinema in southeast asia in the book glimpses of freedom.
The advent of affordable and easy access to digital technology has empowered startling new voices from a part of the world rarely heard or seen in international. She initiated the first association of southeast asian cinemas conference in 2004 and has authored and edited numerous books, book chapters and journal. Th en there are the many people who worked hard to establish the context that made this type of critical and academic discourse on southeast asian cinema possible. This week we feature two books dealing with cinema, one a history and the other a memoir.
The rise of independent cinema in southeast asia, following the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers there, is among the most significant recent developments in global cinema. When i last conducted research in the city in 2010 there was another 1950s era theater the. An astonishing variety of theatrical performances may be seen in the eight countries of southeast asiaburma, cambodia, indonesia, laos, malaysia, the philippines, thailand, and vietnam. If you want to read just one book to properly understand capitalism, let it be tania li. Embracing a wide range of academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, the journal publishes.
It includes any films produced in brunei, burma, cambodia, east timor, indonesia, laos, malaysia, the philippines, singapore, thailand and vietnam southeast asian cinema is a subsection of continental asian cinema, which in turn comes under the umbrella term of world. It transcends the limitations of national borders to do justice to the diverse ways in which the cinema shapes asia geographically and imaginatively. Philippine cinema for the book glimpses of freedom, the late alexis tioseco narrates the haunting. The palgrave handbook of asian cinema aaron han joon magnan. Southeast asian cinema is the film industry and films produced in, or by natives of, southeast asia. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. When i last conducted research in the city in 2010 there was another 1950s era theater the ma soe yein cinema but that was recently demolished, leaving the win lite, which dates to 1958, as the oldest surviving movie theater in town. Center for southeast asian studies kyoto university. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Bernards, brian, shumei shih, and chienhsin tsai ed. All types of asian films are featured, including fulllength movies, documentaries, animation, and experimental. Asian cinema is a book by tom vick, published in 2007, that chronicles the history of cinema in various regions in asia throughout the years. The rise of independent cinema in southeast asia, following the emergence of a new generation. Among his seventy authored and edited books is th e asian film industry austin. This book offers new approaches to theorizing asian film in relation to the history, culture, geopolitics and economics of the continent. Enjoyable and good books of south east asia 266 books. Tilman baumgartel author of southeast asian independent cinema. A sociological study of the hong kong film industry and its audience, published by hong kong university, 1977, was genuinely baffled by the.
He has been researching asian media, including cinema, since 1964. The emergence of the phenomenally popular jhorror genre. Asiexpo is an event organizer in france that puts together the lyon asian film festival and now publishes a bilingual series french and english of books and dvds on southeast asian cinema. Southeast asia on screen amsterdam university press. His most recent publication is southeast asian independent cinema, a reader on young independent cinema from southeast asia. Experiences of family separation and reunification of filipino migrants children in italy, by itaru nagasaka. He has curated international film series and art exhibitions, and has also published books on independent cinema, internet art, computer games and the german. Best travel movies to watch before a southeast asian adventure. A sociological study of the hong kong film industry and its audience, published by hong kong university, 1977, was genuinely baffled by the nature of hong kong cinema when he first approached it. This book documents these developments as a genuine outcome of the democratization and liberalization of film production. To discuss southeast asian independent cinema is to encounter problems of definition, first, in trying to delineate the region itself, and second, in setting the parameters of independent film. From brooding, surrealist epics by the crafting hand of murukami, to dark, noir thrillers between manila and new york, to political hot potatoes that consider the state of contemporary china, this list of 10 awardwinning books by asian writers in the last 10 years is sure to have something up your alley. It is part of asian cinema, which in turn is part of world cinema.
Core journals in east asian studies english language. Since the late 1990s thai cinema has come to global attention with movies like the famous ghost film, nang nak, and more recently the evocative films of director aphichatpong weerasethakul, who won a palme dor award at the 2010 cannes film festival. James brandon spent more than three years observing and interviewing troupe members in these countries. Explore south asian cinema october 4th, 2016 indiana university libraries collection of south asian studies includes a specialized focus on south asian cinema, including movies and cinema related publications from india, pakistan, bangladesh, and other countries of the region. The south asian studies collection at indiana university supports the dhar india studies program within the school of global and international studies, as well as other relevant research and instruction within the school and in the college of arts and sciences. Screen cultures book 1 kindle edition by baumgartel, tilman. Tilman baumgartel is the author of southeast asian independent cinema 4.
World cinema is used in the englishspeaking world to refer to all foreign language films. We are particularly looking for submissions related to indonesian, vietnamese and philippine literature, and malaysian cinema, as well as southeast asian art, visual culture, and popular culture. Embracing a wide range of academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, the journal publishes manuscripts oriented toward a scholarly. Ealc faculty display east asian languages and cultures. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. The journal currently publishes a variety of scholarly material including research articles, interviews, book and film. Thomas barker presents the first systematic and most comprehensive history of contemporary indonesian cinema. How can one begin to document a cinema of southeast asia that, until the first decade of the 21st century, has been neglected within the. Southeast asia is an expansive region that produces diverse cinema, much of which now reaches the international festival circuit. The isea film festival sf highlights the histories, imaginaries and identities of those with ties to southeast asia and its diasporas. The archives collection is broad and interdisciplinary in documenting the social, cultural, religious, political, and. Visiting research fellowship, kyoto university center for southeast asian studies, dec 2012june 20 john hope franklin book honoree for 2009, translating time. Links to additional southeast asian teaching materials from other websites and universities are also provided to help educators internationalize their curriculum.
Ghosts and the spirit world in sea films and literature the. Lent is the publishereditorinchief of asian cinema and international journal of comic art and longtime chair of asian cinema studies society. The rise of southeast asias female action heroes hollywood. Imagining the nanyang in chinese and southeast asian postcolonial literature. It is an invaluable resource for those interested in the region. He describes twentyfive of the most important theatrical forms, grouping them. Nowadays, asian cinema continues to thrive because of the socalled globalization of asian cinema. Millions of survivors, faced with an uncertain future under totalitarian rule, sought the refuge of western democracies, risking their lives in daring escapes across rivers, through jungles, and across. It includes any films produced in brunei, burma, cambodia, east timor, indonesia, laos, malaysia, the philippines, singapore, thailand and vietnam. Yet only a relatively limited number of titles receive overseas commercial release, usually based on the directors prestige or their potential to ride current genre waves.
The most significant film industries that are categorized as east asian cinema are the industries of mainland china, hong kong, japan, south korea and taiwan. The materials cover history, geography, culture and other background information of southeast asian countries, including cambodia, thailand, indonesia, laos, myanmar and vietnam. Advancing scholarship in the humanities and social sciences research grant. Since then, jablon has spent years as a cinema detective, tracking down old theaters in thailand, myanmar and laos as part of the southeast asian movie theater project. Wer aesthetics in contemporary queer thai cinema, camera obscura.
On 8 december this year, a small magical city of luang prabang in laos is becoming the hub of southeast asian cinema for the eighth time with luang prabang film festival 2017. Southeast asian independent cinema hong kong university press. Embracing a wide range of academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, the journal publishes manuscripts oriented toward a scholarly readership but. The globalization of asian cinema allows people from all around the world to view and experience asian films. Book presentation kino sine at the annual southeast asian cinemas conference aseacc, jakarta, indonesia tuesday, december 18, 2007 at 3. Southeast asian independent cinema is chockfull of vibrantly insightful essays, manifestos, and interviews. When i last conducted research in the city in 2010 there was another 1950s era theater the ma soe yein cinema. International southeast asian film festival home facebook. In the first ever book devoted solely to this major centre of creative filmmaking, experts on contemporary and historic thai film provide a timely overview and discussion of key films, directors and current movements in the region in a comprehensive encyclopaedia format. Use the list below to locate a specific specialist bookseller or book store near you. Asian cinema has been published continuously since volume 7 1995, serving as a key resource for asian film researchers, teachers and students.
Brian bernards usc dana and david dornsife college of. This edition is an excellent contribution to the field of sean film. Fuhrmanns is a provocative and illuminating study rendered in a register no less haunting than its subject matter. This is an arguably complete list of the films mentioned in the book for easy identification purposes.
The book will have its international launch at the annual southeast asian cinemas conference in jakarta and at the asian hotshots festival in berlin, germany. The book colorfully exposes the ways in which southeast asian independent cinema and its producers try the common order. The term is sometimes confused with southeast asian cinema which include the likes of singapore, malaysia, indonesia, vietnam, thailand and the philippines. Brunei, cambodia, east timor, indonesia, laos, malaysia, myanmar formerly known as burma, philippines, singapore, thailand, and vietnam score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Intellect books asian cinema, editor gary bettinson and. Ghost movies in southeast asia and beyond explores ghost movies, one of the most popular film genres in east and southeast asia, by focusing on movie narratives, the cultural contexts of their origins and audience reception. Vietnamese star veronica ngo believes southeast asian cinema is in a state of revolution with a string of box office hits from the region featuring a new generation of asskicking female leads. By the end of the southeast asian war in 1975 25 years of bombing and bloodshed millions of vietnamese, cambodians, and laotians had died. This book explores the range and dynamism of contemporary asian cinemas, covering east asia china, japan, south korea, hong kong.
Over 300 films from china, india, japan, korea, iran, and taiwan, as well as the emerging films of kazakhstan, tajikistan, thailand, malaysia, the philippines, vietnam, and. Southeast asian independent cinema tilman baumgartel the rise of independent cinema in southeast asia, following the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers there, is among the most significant recent developments in global cinema. New books in southeast asian studies new books network. The most significant film industries that are categorized as east asian cinema are the industries of mainland china, hong kong, japan. The memoir of a vietnamese filmmaker in war and peace culture, politics, and the cold war. Tagged asian cinema, asian film, asian movies, book about indian cinema, indian film jun 09 filipino directors up close. The win lite is the only remaining mid20th century movie hall in mandalay. The journal of southeast asian studies is one of the principal outlets for scholarly articles on southeast asia brunei, cambodia, indonesia, laos, malaysia, myanmar, the philippines, east timor, singapore, thailand and vietnam.
In the middle of the asian crisis of the late 1990s, ghost movies became major box office hits. Southeast asias independent movie theaters show face of. East asian cinema, southeast asian cinema and south asian cinema consists of what is called asian cinema. The book focuses on a 20year period of great upheaval from modest, indie beginnings, through mainstream appeal, to international recognition. One of the fastest growing and most internationally renowned cinemas in southeast asia is that of thailand. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading southeast asian independent cinema transasia. Teaching materials seap outreach offers downloadable and webbased teaching materials of southeast asian studies for educators of all levelsfrom elementary to postsecondary.
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