Diane Wei Lewis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3959343 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diane Wei Lewis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diane Wei |
| FAMILY NAME | Lewis |
| SIGNATURE | LEWIS D W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington University in St. Louis |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1099-135X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Review
Making Audiences
Scholars have long debated the state of Japanese civil society, its relative strengths and weaknesses, and the nature and extent of bureaucratic intervention into everyday life. The newest contribution to this field comes from film scholar Hideaki Fujiki in his ambitious and far-ranging Making Audiences: A Social History of Japanese Cinema and Media, originally published in Japanese in 2019. Fujiki traces the connections among media theories and …
Shiage and Women's Flexible Labor in the Japanese Animation Industry
For much of the history of anime, women were in charge of shiage (finishing), the tasks of inking, coloring, and cleaning up drawings. Despite its seemingly minor contribution to the creative process, shiage reflects important historical transformations in anime production, since compared to other aspects of cel-style animation, it is more subject to the influence of technological innovations as well as labor redistribution. In the late 1970s, an…
Blood and Soul (1923) and the Cultural Politics of Japanese Film Reform
Research Article| August 01 2018 Blood and Soul (1923) and the Cultural Politics of Japanese Film Reform Diane Wei Lewis Diane Wei Lewis Diane Wei Lewis is an assistant professor in the Program in Film and Media Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. She is finishing a book manuscript on cinema, identification, and emotion in interwar Japan. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google positions (2018) 26 (3): 450–482. https…
From manga to film
Moe 's father is shown from a slightly low angle in an over-theshoulder shot from Moe 's point of view as he watches his daughter brush her doll's hair with a fork. Due to the shallow depth of field, only the father is in focus (figure The roving camera emphasizes the unsettling distance between
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Shiage and Women's Flexible Labor in the Japanese Animation Industry
For much of the history of anime, women were in charge of shiage (finishing), the tasks of inking, coloring, and cleaning up drawings. Despite its seemingly minor contribution to the creative process, shiage reflects important historical transformations in anime production, since compared to other aspects of cel-style animation, it is more subject to the influence of technological innovations as well as labor redistribution. In the late 1970s, an…
Blood and Soul (1923) and the Cultural Politics of Japanese Film Reform
Research Article| August 01 2018 Blood and Soul (1923) and the Cultural Politics of Japanese Film Reform Diane Wei Lewis Diane Wei Lewis Diane Wei Lewis is an assistant professor in the Program in Film and Media Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. She is finishing a book manuscript on cinema, identification, and emotion in interwar Japan. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google positions (2018) 26 (3): 450–482. https…
From manga to film
Moe 's father is shown from a slightly low angle in an over-theshoulder shot from Moe 's point of view as he watches his daughter brush her doll's hair with a fork. Due to the shallow depth of field, only the father is in focus (figure The roving camera emphasizes the unsettling distance between
Making Audiences
Scholars have long debated the state of Japanese civil society, its relative strengths and weaknesses, and the nature and extent of bureaucratic intervention into everyday life. The newest contribution to this field comes from film scholar Hideaki Fujiki in his ambitious and far-ranging Making Audiences: A Social History of Japanese Cinema and Media, originally published in Japanese in 2019. Fujiki traces the connections among media theories and …
Review
Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics (3 works) · Japanese History and Culture (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)