Author: Grace Han
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Digital Aesthetics with Katherine Behar
Pleased to announce our next Digital Aesthetics event with Katherine Behar! Abstract and bio below; Zoom link here. Hope to see many of you all there, either in-person or online. Abstract: “Isn’t Artisanal Intelligence K(NOT) AI?” unfolds a new theory of artisanal intelligence. Contextualized in Behar’s artistic practice, which concerns gender, race, class, and labor…
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Will be at Sundance 2026!
Hi all! It’s been a while; a lot of academic/organizational updates (including a CFP!) that I’ll add in the coming weeks. But for now, because of time, here are two Sundance updates: I’m happy to say that I’ll be at Sundance 2026, covering as press for Asian Movie Pulse. I will be in Park City…
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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 DeLappe
Digital Aesthetics, a Stanford Humanities Center Research Workshop, is back! The first event of the 25-26 year will feature artist-educator-activist Joseph LeDappe, 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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