1st Edition

Film Authorship in Contemporary Transmedia Culture The Paratextual Lives of Asian Auteurs

By Wikanda Promkhuntong Copyright 2023
270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

Film Authorship in Contemporary Transmedia Culture: The Paratextual Lives of Asian Auteurs examines film authorship in the transmedia era whereby film directors have become public figures through a wide range of textual, material, and performative practices. The book draws on the notion of paratext and its related term – palimpsest – to bring forth the idea of self-reflexive authorship as a... Read more
Acknowledgements, Introduction, Part I East Asian Film Authorship, Transmedia Spaces, and Paratextual Economies, Part II Text, Body, and Performance among East Asian Star-Auteurs, Conclusion, Filmography, Bibliography, About the author, Index

Biography

Wikanda Promkhuntong is a lecturer in Film and Cultural Studies at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University. Her research engages with East Asian cinema and different forms of border-crossing. Her work often explores the discourses around and practices of screen industry agents from auteur/stars, cinephiles/fans to above/below-the-line workers and the changing conditions that shaped their lives and works over time. Since being based in Thailand, her works also explore film cultures in relation to fan tourism, different forms of cinematic mobilities, and historical film receptions. She completed her PhD in Film Studies at Aberystwyth University.