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The Fight for the Self-Representation: Ainu Imaginary, Ethnicity and Assimilation (2017)
Journal Article
Centeno, M. (in press). The Fight for the Self-Representation: Ainu Imaginary, Ethnicity and Assimilation. Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, 69-89. https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.13.04

Film representation of the Ainu people is as long as cinema but it has not remained stable over time. From the origins of cinema, Ainu people were an object of interest for Japanese and foreign explorers who portrayed them as an “other” savage and is... Read More about The Fight for the Self-Representation: Ainu Imaginary, Ethnicity and Assimilation.