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Thomas Lamarre is the Gordon J Laing Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago and Professor Emeritus of Japanese Media Studies at McGill University. His scholarship focuses on the convergence of history, philosophy, sciences, and technologies within cinema and media studies. His works include influential texts such as 'Uncovering Heian Japan: Archaeology Sensation Inscription' (2000), 'Shadows Screen: Tanizaki Jun’ichirō Cinema Oriental Aesthetics' (2005), 'Anime Machine: Media Theory Animation' (2009), and 'Anime Ecology: Genealogy Television, Animation, Game Media' (2018). His current research builds bridges between media studies and environmental humanities, with forthcoming projects including a coedited collection titled 'Digital Animalities' that examines the digital mediation of animal life amid climate breakdown. He is also working on 'Half Life: Radiation Animation,' which critiques agency in the context of ongoing global nuclear disasters, and the research initiative 'Green Heresies: Critical Ecology Plant Studies,' which engages with ecological perspectives in emerging AI and plant sciences. As a translator, Lamarre has rendered significant works from Japanese and French into English, enhancing the accessibility of crucial philosophical texts.
Department of Philosophy