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Spiritus ex machina : spectral technologies in Asian horror film

by Ancuta, Katarzyna

Title:

Spiritus ex machina : spectral technologies in Asian horror film

Author(s):

Ancuta, Katarzyna

Contributor(s):

Assumption University. Graduate School of English

Issued date:

2009

Publisher:

Assumption University Press

Citation:

Asian Journal of Literature, Culture and Society 3, 2 (October 2009), 168-184

Abstract:

Difficult as it may be to talk about a unified category of "Asian Horror Film," this article originates from an observation that in a great majority of Asian horror films (exemplified in this research by japanese, South Korean, Hong Kong, Chinese, Thai, Taiwanese, Singaporean and Vietnamese films) the horror film is almost equivalent with the "ghost" film. At the same time, it is relatively easy to notice that the celluloid representations of Asian spirits frequently do not comply with the Hollywood-established patterns, easily recognisable to a Western horror fan. This, to a certain extent can be said to reflect local religious beliefs, customs and traditions, as well as numerous Eastern aesthetic and philosophical values. Recently, however, many Asian horror films seem to convey a message that the spiritual world is in need of a technological upgrade. This, in turn, has a direct effect on the popular understanding and representation of the supernatural, as observed in everyday life in the said Asian cultures, and the idea of "the ghost" evolves. This paper examines the notion of spiritual technologies, understood in a twofold manner. On the one hand, based on an analysis of a number of contemporary East Asian and South East Asian horror films, the discussion will focus on the ways modern technologies, particularly visual and media technologies, have contributed to a shift in understanding the concept of the ghost. On the other hand, this paper will focus in more detail on the case of Thai horror cinema, where ghosts have become a narrative technique and ghost stories seem to have contributed to the development of cinematic technologies in general.

Description:

In English ; only abstract in English.

Subject(s):

Assumption University -- Periodicals
Asian Journal of Literature, Culture and Society
Asian Journal of Literature, Culture and Society -- 2009
Motion pictures -- Asia 
Motion pictures -- East Asia 
Motion pictures -- History and criticism

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Journal Article

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Language:

eng

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URI:

http://repository.au.edu/handle/6623004553/13677
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Copyright © Assumption University.
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Hua Mak Campus  
Ramkhamhaeng 24, Hua Mak  
Bangkok Thailand 10240  
Tel.: (662) 3004543-62 Ext. 3402  
Fax.: (662) 7191544  
E-Mail Library : library@au.edu  


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Suvarnabhumi Campus
Bang Na-Trad Km. 26 Bangsaothong
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Fax.: (662) 7191544
E-Mail Library : library@au.edu
 

 

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