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Film Studies IV: Travel, Mobility and Stasis

Session 9 - Sunday 4:30-6:00pm
Ching Hall 250
Presiding Officer: 
Craig Svonkin
Session Chair (if other than PO): 
April Durham
  1. Traversing Disciplines on the Road: Film, Mobility, and the Latin American Bildungsroman. Yolanda Doub, California State University, Fresno

    This paper analyzes the films Y tu mamá también and Diarios de motocicleta in light of the Latin American Bildungsroman. The films include an adaptation of a memoir and showcase the role of travel in the formation of the self, as well as the relationship within and between narrative and film genres.

  2. Capturing a Violent World: Gang Portrayal in Documentaries. Anne Connor, Southern Oregon University

    This presentation will analyze the use of the documentary genre as a form of social critique in two recent films that depict the harsh realities of the Salvadoran gangs known as the Maras.

  3. Selling Japan to the Japanese: Japanese reactions to the Last Samurai and Lost in Translation. Jayson Chun, University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu

    Two Hollywood movies set in Japan were released in 2003. Unlike American critics, Japanese applauded the Last Samurai, while overlooking Lost in Translation. What were the reasons for reactions and what do they tell us about early 21st century Japan?

Session Type: 
Standing Session
Session Status: 
Closed