Biography

WIKANDA PROMKHUNTONG is a lecturer in Film and Cultural Studies at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, Thailand. She has completed her PhD in Film Studies at Aberystwyth University. Her thesis focuses on the global success of East Asian auteurs including Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Kim Ki-duk and Wong Kar-wai. Her previous writings in relation to auteur, cinephiles and star persona appeared in Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, Routledge’s Journal of Celebrity Studies and the Palgrave’s Handbook of Asian Cinema. (corresponding author: [email protected])