Asian Studies Seminar Series: Ferran de Vargas

In brief

Date - 27 November 2024

Venue - Room LG.08, 40 George Square

Speaker  - Dr Ferran de Vargas (University of Edinburgh)

Title - Film and Theory in the Political Reconstruction of Post-War Japan

About the speaker

Dr Ferran de Vargas is a UKRI Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Asian Studies, University of Edinburgh. His main research interest is the study of political ideologies, democratic processes, and aesthetic movements in East Asia, with a special focus on transwar Japan.

Dr De Vargas has been researching left-wing movements, Marxist theory, and the intersection of politics with cultural productions such as cinema in Japan, publishing his research results in journals such as positions: asia critique, Modern Asian Studies, Japan Forum, Film-Philosophy and Arts. He is currently working on Japanese left-wing political theories and cultural representations of fascism.

How to attend

This event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.

This talk is in partnership with the Japan Foundation.

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