Name
KAFFEN, Philip
Position and Affiliated Institution
Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Degree
Ph.D.
Education
| 2011 | Ph.D. New York University |
| 2004 | MA University of Washington |
| 1994 | BA San Jose State University |
Research Topic
Film & media theory, war and technology, aesthetics, phenomenology, philosophy of life/ecology, animation, new・digital media
Fields of Research Interests
Film & Media Studies, Intellectual History/Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Area Studies
Academic Publication
Books (Authored/Edited)
- “Translating Grace, Magnifying Glass: Reframing Spectatorship in Like Someone in Love,” in Screen, vol. 63, no. 2 (Summer 2022), 206-229.
- “Image Romanticism and Japanese Cinema” in The Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema. 2022, 1-19.
- “The Topos of Jidaigeki,” The Japanese Cinema Book, Alastair Phillips and Fujiki Hideaki. (London: Palgrave/BFI ) February 2020, 285-297.
- “The Cinematic Imperative: Nakai Masakazu and the Responsibility of Cinema,” positions: asia critique. Vol. 26, No. 3. August 2018, pp 483-515.
- “In Time for the War:3/11 After Cinema,” in Planetary Atmospheres and Urban Society After Fukushima, Japan, Christphe Thouny and Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, ed.(London:Palgrave McMillan,2016), 169-194
Affiliated Academic Organizations
SCMS – Society for Cinema & Media Studies
Other Interests
Music Hiking (urban/rural), photography, fashion
