Conference
GLOBAL HORROR STUDIES: LINKING J-HORROR TO ASIa
A two-day conference at the University of Pittsburgh, in cooperation with the Horror Studies Working Group
Dates and Times:
Sept 30 (Th)-Oct 1(Fri)
Day One
Pittsburgh Sep 30 9pm-11pm EST / Los Angeles Sep 30 6pm -8pm PST / Singapore Oct 1 9am - 11am / Tokyo Oct 1 10am -12 noon
Day Two
Pittsburgh Oct 1 9pm-11pm EST / Los Angeles Oct 1 6pm -8pm PST / Singapore Oct 2 9am - 11am / Tokyo Oct 2 10am -12 noon
This event is free and open to the public with a simple one-step registration:
https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qd-mhqDsiGNU7tm1V7hVLBNxQmwAQWR8x
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Sept 30 (Th)-Oct 1(Fri)
Day One
Pittsburgh Sep 30 9pm-11pm EST / Los Angeles Sep 30 6pm -8pm PST / Singapore Oct 1 9am - 11am / Tokyo Oct 1 10am -12 noon
Day Two
Pittsburgh Oct 1 9pm-11pm EST / Los Angeles Oct 1 6pm -8pm PST / Singapore Oct 2 9am - 11am / Tokyo Oct 2 10am -12 noon
This event is free and open to the public with a simple one-step registration:
https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qd-mhqDsiGNU7tm1V7hVLBNxQmwAQWR8x
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Day One
Environment and Horror
Introduction Charles Exley (University of Pittsburgh)
Presentation "Environmental Dread: Kiyoshi Kurosawa and the Fatal Mechanics of Slow Horror" Rick Warner (UNC Chapel Hill)
Presentation “Asian Horror: Looking beyond J-Horror” Valerie Wee (National University of Singapore)
Interlude Video tour of the George A. Romero Collection at the University of Pittsburgh (10 mins)
Roundtable
Chair: Adam Lowenstein (University of Pittsburgh); participants: Chika Kinoshita (Kyoto University), Angela Ndalianis (Swinburne University of Technology), Kris Woofter (Dawson College), Akira Lippit (University of Southern California), Ben Rubin (University of Pittsburgh Library System), Charles Exley (University of PIttsburgh)
Day Two
Theorizing J-Horror
Introduction
Presentation "Bodies Without Memory: The Philosophical Zombie in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure" Jordan Parrish (University of Pittsburgh)
Presentation "Cosmopolitan Animisms: Disambiguating 'Asian Horror'” Bliss Cua Lim (University of California Irvine)
Roundtable
Take aways from this conference
Looking toward Melbourne 2022
Publication summary
Next steps (Adam Lowenstein)
Sponsors
We are grateful for support from the following organizations:
Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Office of the Provost, University of Pittsburgh
Asian Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Horror Studies Working Group, University of Pittsburgh
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
George A. Romero Foundation
Environment and Horror
Introduction Charles Exley (University of Pittsburgh)
Presentation "Environmental Dread: Kiyoshi Kurosawa and the Fatal Mechanics of Slow Horror" Rick Warner (UNC Chapel Hill)
Presentation “Asian Horror: Looking beyond J-Horror” Valerie Wee (National University of Singapore)
Interlude Video tour of the George A. Romero Collection at the University of Pittsburgh (10 mins)
Roundtable
Chair: Adam Lowenstein (University of Pittsburgh); participants: Chika Kinoshita (Kyoto University), Angela Ndalianis (Swinburne University of Technology), Kris Woofter (Dawson College), Akira Lippit (University of Southern California), Ben Rubin (University of Pittsburgh Library System), Charles Exley (University of PIttsburgh)
Day Two
Theorizing J-Horror
Introduction
Presentation "Bodies Without Memory: The Philosophical Zombie in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure" Jordan Parrish (University of Pittsburgh)
Presentation "Cosmopolitan Animisms: Disambiguating 'Asian Horror'” Bliss Cua Lim (University of California Irvine)
Roundtable
Take aways from this conference
Looking toward Melbourne 2022
Publication summary
Next steps (Adam Lowenstein)
Sponsors
We are grateful for support from the following organizations:
Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Office of the Provost, University of Pittsburgh
Asian Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Horror Studies Working Group, University of Pittsburgh
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
George A. Romero Foundation