Japanese Movies: Japonisme and the Birth of Cinema

What is the history and evolution of Japanese film? And how does Japanese cinema connect to other film cultures? Join Daisuke Miyao, a leading scholar of cinema in Japan and author of ?Japonisme and the Birth of Cinema? (2020) for an introduction to Japanese cinema, and in particular the early connections between French Orientalism and Japanese aesthetics.

Admission/Cost: FREE but please Register

Location: Streaming online

Tuesday, November 17 - 4:30 PM