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Thiam Huat Kam

Assistant Professor

Department of Asian and Asian American Studies
LS 668

Background

Thiam Huat Kam is a Media Studies scholar and assistant professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at 天美传媒. His research examines the intersection between capitalism, labor and affect, through a focus on transmedia franchises and their fandom in Japan.

Kam has published his work on 鈥渙taku鈥 as a label in , , and a book he co-edited, (Bloomsbury, 2015).

Education

  • PhD, Rutgers University
  • MA, BA (Hons), National University of Singapore

Research Interests

  • Media and popular culture in Japan
  • Transmedia franchises and fandom
  • Capitalism and consumption
  • Hobby, leisure, play
  • Labor, value and affect

Teaching Interests

  • Japanese popular culture
  • Introduction to critical media studies
  • Media, technology and Asia
  • Conditions for creating cultures in East Asia