Professor of Asian Cinema
nornes@umich.edu
Office Information:
202 South Thayer Street
5123 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608
phone: 734.647.2093
Visual Culture;
Japan
Education/Degree:
Ph.D. University of Southern California, 1996
About
Research Interests
Abé Markus Nornes is Professor of Asian Cinema in both the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures and the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. Most of his work is on Japanese cinema, particularly the documentary tradition. He has recently been publishing on Chinese documentary as well. His current research project is on calligraphy in East Asian cinema. Other projects include an edited volume on the pink cinema of Japan and a reader of Japanese film theory in translation.
Recent Courses Taught
Japanese Cinema - A historical survey from the beginning of cinema to the present.
Dialogue of Violence: Pacific War Cinema and its Contexts - Examines the war cinemas of the US and Japan.
Seminar in the Theory and Practice of Documentary
Seminar in Cultural and Comparative Studies of Asia
Affiliation(s)
- Professor of Asian Cinema, Department of Screen Arts and Cultures
- Professor of Asian Cinema, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
- Professor, School of Art & Design
- Center for Japanese Studies
- Center for Chinese Studies
- Nam Center for Korean Studies
Award(s)
- Faculty Research Grant for Taiwan Studies, Ministry of Education, Taiwan (2011)
- Visiting Professorship, Fudan University, Shanghai, PRC (2010)
- Edwin O. Reischauer Visiting Professor of Japanese studies, Harvard University (2008-2009)
- Japan Foundation Research Fellow, Tokyo, Japan (2004-2005)
- Fulbright Research Fellow, Tokyo, Japan (1999-2000)
