Author: Grace Han
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Korean queer animation in In Media Res
Hi all! Happy to announce that a blog post on Korean queer animation through Flash and YouTube I wrote for In Media Res is now up. For those who know, it’s on “There She Is!!” and “Alien Stage” — very excited to have them both in conversation here. Opening Paragraph: In 2025, South Korea (hereon,…
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Digital Aesthetics with Joseph LaDappe
Digital Aesthetics, a Stanford Humanities Center Research Workshop, is back! The first event of the 25-26 year will feature artist-educator-activist Joseph LaDappe, who will present on “Making Politics: Commemoration, Resistance, and Play.” Full abstract and Zoom link below for our online attendees. For our in-person guests — we’ll have dinner! Abstract: Can art be a…
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Featured on Variety and Rotten Tomatoes!
A double-whammy this time from over the week-end. Variety drafted an article covering our new Executive Board for GALECA: The Society for LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, and I was included in it as Secretary. I’ve always thought it would be great to have my name in Variety somewhere, but I never imagined it would happen like…
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Towards a Ciné-Paleontology: Theories of Digital Cinematography
In commemoration of the recent release Jurassic World: Rebirth, I’m sharing a tidbit of my latest book chapter in Handbuch Medientheorien im 21. Jahrhundert, on “Theories of Digital Cinematography.” (I know, I’m a month late! Forgive me – I was abroad.) In true encyclopedic manner, this article covers theories of digital media in relation to…
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Sundance Press Inclusion Initiative applications now open!
Highly recommend folks to apply, if they haven’t already. Please note that you have to submit both a press accreditation application and the PII application to be considered. Full press release below: ============================================================== The 2026 Sundance Film Festival is taking place January 22-February 1 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, with a selection…
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AI, Animation, and Archive in Bristol
I am pleased to share some of my academic work on the “generative archive” in relation to the art of Heesoo Kwon (who recently exhibited at the 2025 California Biennial — congratulations again, my friend!!) in an upcoming talk at the University of Bristol. Then, Aurélie Petit (Ph.D. candidate, Concordia University) will discuss “Black Pudding:…
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Society for Animation Studies Conference in London
The annual Society for Animation Studies Conference is coming up, and will be held at University of Arts London — College of Communication. I will co-chair and present on the first panel on the first day, alongside Jacqueline Ristola and Aurélie Petit (and JS Wu, in spirit!). My abstract is below. Hope to see many…
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GALECA: Crimson Honors announced!
Today, I just hosted our orientation meeting for the Crimson Honors, a film criticism scholarship for LGBTQ undergraduates in the US. This is my first year running the competition; last year, I served as a judge. This also marks the first year that we’re hosting a mentorship component. The goal is to make sure that…
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Screenshot Asia Short Film Focus: Taste of Pomegranate
I’ve been looped in as the Programming Director for “Taste of Pomegranate,” Pittsburgh’s first-ever short film festival dedicated to cinema from South West Asia and North Africa (SWAANA)! Very thankful to Ankita Deb for putting me in touch, Reza Etemadinia for his leadership, and Vicken Margossian for his vision. Poster below made by me. Description…
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