Diane Wei Lewis is an author whose work delves into film and media studies with a strong focus on East Asian studies. Her research explores the intersection of media and culture, examining how visual and narrative forms are shaped by societal and historical contexts. Through her writing, she offers insightful perspectives on the dynamics of media production and reception. Lewis's expertise contributes to a broader understanding of media's role within a global landscape.
From Psychic to Soul reveals that everyone is psychic and that knowingly or not, we already use our abilities. According to author Diane Lewis, we can expand on these talents using her easy-to-understand, real-life examples. Throughout the book, Diane also introduces little-known concepts and teaches us what our soul really is along with the theories that surround it.
Powers of the Real analyzes the cultural politics of cinema's persuasive sensory realism in interwar Japan. Examining cultural criticism, art, news media, literature, and film, Lewis offers new perspectives on media history, the commodification of intimacy and emotion, film realism, and gender politics in the age of the mass society in Japan.