The Reischauer Institute congratulates Professor Alexander Zahlten, who has been promoted to Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. Professor Zahlten's research interests center on film and audiovisual culture in East Asia, with a focus on Japan. His recent works include his monograph The End of Japanese Cinema: Industrial Genres, National Times, and Media Ecologies (Duke University Press, 2017), which maps the transformations of the film (and media) industry in Japan from the 1960s - 2000s, and a co-edited volume Media Theory in Japan (Duke University Press, 2017). More information about Professor Zahlten can be found here.