Asst. Prof. Dr.Wikanda Promkhuntong

Program Secretary in Cultural Studies

Wikanda Promkhuntong is an assistant professor in Film and Cultural Studies at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University. Her research engages with transnational East Asian cinema and different forms of film cultures. A significant part of her work explores the discourses around and practices of screen industry agents, from artists/auteurs/stars to cinephiles/fans, and how they navigate the changing conditions that shaped their lives and practices over time. Since being based in Thailand, her research also explores film cultures in relation to fan tourism, different forms of cinematic mobilities, and historical film receptions (https://www.filmfantourism.org/). The pandemic also led to a trajectory of work towards screen labour, solidary writings, industry collectives, and production cultures in the global South. With the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, she co-founded the Aesthetics and Sociology of Culture Research cluster, which seeks interdisciplinary research collaborations within and outside Thailand. (https://www.rilcaaestheticsandculture.org/)