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Yan Ni

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Yan Ni

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1953-01-01 (Beijing)
Nationality
China
Languages
Chinese, Japanese
Residence History
Beijing → Tokyo

Career

Occupations
Film scholar, Film critic, University lecturer, Researcher
Affiliations
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Social Sciences (guest lecturer, etc.), Japan Film University (Specially-Appointed Professor), Kawakita Memorial Film Foundation (Visiting Researcher), Meiji Gakuin University, Institute for Language and Culture (Researcher), East China Normal University, Institute for Comparative Humanities (Researcher), Waseda University (Part-time Lecturer), Keio University (Part-time Lecturer), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Part-time Lecturer), Hosei University (Part-time Lecturer)
Memberships
China Film Association

Education

Tsinghua University
School of Foreign Languages
Degree: 学士
Country: China
Waseda University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
Degree: 修士
Country: Japan
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Social Sciences / Sociology
Degree: 博士(社会学)
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: Japan
Doctoral dissertation: "War-time Sino-Japanese Film Negotiations: On Its Historical Development"

Awards

Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award
Work: A History of Sino-Japanese Film Negotiations during Wartime
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bonds Between Men: Asian Cinema — Homosocial Desire

2004 Film studies / criticism

A collected volume examining male bonds and homosocial desire in Asian cinema from multiple perspectives (co-authored).

GenderHomosocialityAsian film history

Film and the 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere'

2004 Film history / cultural history

A co-authored work that re-examines the role and representations of film during wartime through the framework of the 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere'.

Wartime cinemaPropagandaImperialism

Film and the Body/Sexuality

2006 Film studies / cultural studies

A co-authored collection of essays analyzing cinematic representations of the body and sexuality.

Body representationSexualityFilm analysis

Actress: Momoe Yamaguchi

2006 Film criticism / biographical study

A co-authored study of actress Momoe Yamaguchi, discussing the intersection of film and idol culture.

Actress studiesIdol cultureMedia history

A History of Sino-Japanese Film Negotiations during Wartime

2010 Film history / comparative history

A single-authored study examining the history of film negotiations between Japan and China with a focus on the wartime period. Using unpublished materials and negotiation records, it details film exchange, censorship and negotiation processes.

Sino-Japanese relationsCensorshipWartime cultural exchange

Post-Manchuria Film Studies: Sino-Japanese Film Exchanges

2010 Film studies / regional cultural studies

A co-edited volume collecting essays on Manchuria and Sino-Japanese relations in film, discussing mobile film cultures and historical exchanges.

Manchuria studiesMobile culturesSino-Japanese exchanges

Film Does Not Give Up on Literature

2017 Film theory / comparative literature

A co-authored work discussing the relationship between film and literature, questioning the roles and methods by which film engages with literature.

Film and literatureIntermedia studiesComparative culture

Bibliography

  • Bonds Between Men: Asian Cinema — Homosocial Desire (co-authored, Heibonsha, 2004)
  • Film and the 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere' (co-authored, Morohashi Publishing, 2004)
  • Film and the Body/Sexuality (co-authored, Morohashi Publishing, 2006)
  • Actress: Momoe Yamaguchi (co-authored, Wise Publishing, 2006)
  • A History of Sino-Japanese Film Negotiations during Wartime (single-authored, Iwanami Shoten, 2010)
  • Post-Manchuria Film Studies: Sino-Japanese Film Exchanges (co-edited, Jinbun Shoin, 2010)
  • Film Does Not Give Up on Literature (co-authored, Suiyosha, 2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly and analytical style, employing a comparative-historical approach grounded in archival materials and focusing on interpretation of images and representations.
Recurring Motifs
Wartime film negotiationsRepresentation and cultural theorySino-Japanese exchangeBody and gender

Legacy

An important scholar in Sino-Japanese film history and visual culture studies. Her systematic research on wartime Sino-Japanese film negotiations has made a significant contribution to film studies in both countries. As an educator she has taught at numerous universities and acted as a bridge for academic exchange between Japan and China.

Academic Societies

  • China Film Association

Archives

  • Hitotsubashi University Library (holds doctoral dissertation and related materials)

Trivia

  • Graduated from Tsinghua University School of Foreign Languages and later obtained a master's degree at Waseda University.
  • Received a Ph.D. (Sociology) from Hitotsubashi University Graduate School (2007).
  • Invited to Japan by the Kawakita Memorial Film Foundation and engaged in film criticism and research on Japanese film culture.
  • Received the Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award) for 'A History of Sino-Japanese Film Negotiations during Wartime'.