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Joseph Campbell’s Oriental mythology in Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Occidental mythology in Ghost in the Shell (2017) (2023)
Journal Article
Li, Q., Tan, E. L. P., & Yang, J. (2023). Joseph Campbell’s Oriental mythology in Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Occidental mythology in Ghost in the Shell (2017). Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10, Article 914. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02435-x

Adaptation studies in media have been carried out for decades since the 1950s. When media is adapted between different forms, the narrative inherently changes; even more so when they cross a cultural divide between Japan and the United States. That i... Read More about Joseph Campbell’s Oriental mythology in Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Occidental mythology in Ghost in the Shell (2017).

Film Authorship and National Cinema: An Analysis of “Chineseness” in John Woo’s Hollywood Films’ (2020)
Journal Article
Li, Q. (., & Deng, L. (2020). Film Authorship and National Cinema: An Analysis of “Chineseness” in John Woo’s Hollywood Films’. Search Journal of Media and Communication Research, 12(2), 59-72

Hong Kong has the world’s third largest film industry after Hollywood and Bollywood. For many decades, Hong Kong cinema has long been transregional and transnational. Its audiences are spread across Southeast Asia and its films have been... Read More about Film Authorship and National Cinema: An Analysis of “Chineseness” in John Woo’s Hollywood Films’.

Alita: Battle Angel – A Step in the Right Direction for Anime Adaptations (2019)
Journal Article
Li, J., & Phil Tan, E. L. (2019). Alita: Battle Angel – A Step in the Right Direction for Anime Adaptations. Galactica Media: Journal of Media Studies, 1(1), 88-103. https://doi.org/10.24411/2658-7734-2019-00004

Anime adaptations may not be as common as other kinds of adaptations during the 21st century; the few that have been done and released all have been met with negative reviews from both critics and fans alike. Some of the issues raised in regards to a... Read More about Alita: Battle Angel – A Step in the Right Direction for Anime Adaptations.

Contested Identities: Exploring the Cultural, Historical and Political Complexities of the "Three Chinas" (2016)
Journal Article
Li, J., & Jennings, R. (2016). Contested Identities: Exploring the Cultural, Historical and Political Complexities of the "Three Chinas". IAFOR Journal of Asian Studies, 2(1), 25-40. https://doi.org/10.22492/ijas.2.1.02

When facing the political, historical and cultural complexities of Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, problematic issues arise in relation to understanding the sorts of national/cultural identities that might be projected by them. With regard to t... Read More about Contested Identities: Exploring the Cultural, Historical and Political Complexities of the "Three Chinas".