Episode notes
I join Giulia Oprea (giuliaoprea@utexas.edu) we explore the recent sleeper hit After Yang from an academic perspective, Kogonada's flipping-of-the-script prompted discussions on Techno-Orientalism and how Science Fiction is inextricably intertwined with both History as well as the modern societal perspective. Join us for this informative and fascinating discussion, which does NOT require (though we both highly recommend) seeing the movie - which can currently be found on Showtime, and is also available for purchase on various Video on Demand platforms.
Sources cited in discussion suggested for further reading:
“After Yang Review: Kogonada’s Futuristic Family Drama is a Meditation on Memory and Technology” by Caroline Tsai
“After Yang Intentionally Subverts Sci-Fi’s Fetishistic ‘Hollow Asian’ Trope” by Leo Kim
Keywords
after yangkogonada