Yifen Beus
Biographic Data
| ID | 198167 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yifen Beus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yifen |
| FAMILY NAME | Beus |
| SIGNATURE | BEUS Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University–Hawaii |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Possessing Polynesians: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawai‘i and Oceania, Maile Arvin (2019)
Review of: Possessing Polynesians: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawai‘i and Oceania , Maile Arvin (2019) Durham: Duke University Press, 328 pp., ISBN 978 1 47800 633 6 (pbk), US$27.95
The force awakens: Mana as causal agent in Pacific narrative cinemas
Mainstream narrative cinemas as theorized by David Bordwell privilege human characters or protagonists as the causal agents, whose desires and goals motivate the progression of the plot towards a satisfactory ending that resolves all dramatic conflicts. Bordwell delineates a logical, cause-effect pattern in the classical (Hollywood) narrative structure, which has come to dominate most of the mainstream cinemas’ storytelling. In an attempt to indi…
Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities
Authorship and criticism in self-reflexive African cinema
Many theories and criticisms have been devoted to analysing various modes and themes of presentation in a postcolonial context in dealing with African cinema. Topics range from authenticity, cultural identity, decolonization, to the influence of oral tradition on cinema. However, little has been said about a type of criticism that comes from within cinema itself through a reflexive directorial intrusion. As a political tool to address continual c…
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Authorship and criticism in self-reflexive African cinema
Many theories and criticisms have been devoted to analysing various modes and themes of presentation in a postcolonial context in dealing with African cinema. Topics range from authenticity, cultural identity, decolonization, to the influence of oral tradition on cinema. However, little has been said about a type of criticism that comes from within cinema itself through a reflexive directorial intrusion. As a political tool to address continual c…
Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities
The force awakens: Mana as causal agent in Pacific narrative cinemas
Mainstream narrative cinemas as theorized by David Bordwell privilege human characters or protagonists as the causal agents, whose desires and goals motivate the progression of the plot towards a satisfactory ending that resolves all dramatic conflicts. Bordwell delineates a logical, cause-effect pattern in the classical (Hollywood) narrative structure, which has come to dominate most of the mainstream cinemas’ storytelling. In an attempt to indi…
Possessing Polynesians: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawai‘i and Oceania, Maile Arvin (2019)
Review of: Possessing Polynesians: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawai‘i and Oceania , Maile Arvin (2019) Durham: Duke University Press, 328 pp., ISBN 978 1 47800 633 6 (pbk), US$27.95
History (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Movie theater (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African history and culture studies (1 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 works)