Prof. Tan See Kam was recently elected to be Chairman of the Asian Cinema Studies Society (ACSS). His election took place at the 10th ACSS international conference held at Hong Kong University, in March 2012. He is also the new Editor of the Asian Cinema journal, published by Intellect Press, an internationally renowned
The Asian Cinema Studies Society (ACSS), started in 1984, held its most recent conference in Hong Kong. A total of six professors and students from the Department of Communication presented their work to an international audience. A short video Sanity, made by 3rd year English Communication students, was also selected for screening and
Prof. Sheldon Lu from the University of California Davis will give a talk on the "Four Major Critical Paradigms in Contemporary Chinese-Language Film Studies" at 16:00-18:00, in L205A [...] Abstract: The talk traces the genealogy and characteristics of four prominent theoretical models in Chinese film studies: Chinese national cinema, transnational Chinese cinema, Chinese-language