Basic Information

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Noah Keone VIERNES


Title

Associate Professor

Nationality

UNITED STATES

E-Mail Address

E-mail address

Research Field

Political Thought, Social Movements, Visual Culture, Film Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Indigenous Studies

Recent Activities

My work addresses the dynamics of creative media in social movements, cultural practices and political life. As a teacher and a documentary filmmaker, my courses in Visual Politics, Social Movements, Politics & Society of Southeast Asia and Comparative Politics emphasize the creative potential for documenting social change. My recent work addresses visual culture and political activism in Hawai'i, the aesthetics of protest in contemporary Thai cinema and art, and the role of sound and voice along the Thai-Malaysia borderlands.

Message to Students

My approach to teaching is inspired by experimentation, observation and connection with social, cultural, and political world(s). In this sense, I encourage students to explore the everyday lives of people that surround us. My courses pursue the concept of "the people" through participation and collaboration. In drawing from a transdisciplinary approach, I hope to show some of the global dynamics that impact the places we call home.
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Degree Earned 【 display / non-display 】

  • PhD , Political Science, University of Hawai`i at Månoa, 2012/05

  • MA, Political Science, Roosevelt University, 2005/05

  • BA, Political Science, Political Science, Indiana University, 1999/12

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Professional Career On-Campus 【 display / non-display 】

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Studies Program (Ryoiki), Associate Professor, 2021/04 -

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Studies Program (Katei), Associate Professor, 2018/04 - 2021/03

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Studies Program (Katei), Assistant Professor, 2013/09 - 2018/03

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • University of Hawai`i, Hilo Department of Political Science, Full-time Instructor, 2012/04 - 2013/03

  • University of Hawai`i at Manoa Department of Political Science, Part-time Instructor, 2006/04 - 2012/03

  • Roosevelt University Department of Public Policy, Research Assistant, 2004/04 - 2005/03

  • Roosevelt University Institute for Metropolitan Affairs, Research Assistant, 2003/04 - 2004/03

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Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Journal of Integrative and Innovative Humanities, 2024/09 - , JAPAN

  • International Visual Sociology Association , 2019/01 - , UNITED STATES

  • International Studies Association, 1900/04 - , JAPAN

  • Association of Asian Studies, 1900/04 - , JAPAN

  • Thai Writer-Translator Directory, 1900/04 - , JAPAN

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Field of Expertise 【 display / non-display 】

  • Politics

  • Aesthetics and studies on art

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Academic Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Beyond Republics, Beyond Republics, vol.2023 (1) (p.73 - 96) , 2023/06, Noah Viernes

    DOI:EISSN 1923-5615, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Restricted Vision: Censorship and Cinematic Resistance in Thailand, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , vol.52 (4) (p.634 - 657) , 2021/12, Noah Keone Viernes

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022463421000990, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • State Monstrosity and the Political Resonance of Dissident Cinema, Pelikula, vol.6 (p.19 - 26) , 2021/12, Noah Keone Viernes

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Drones, Cinema and other Protest Cameras in Thailand, The Aesthetics of Global Protest: Visual Culture and Communication (p.171 - 190) , 2019/11, Noah Viernes (Edited by Aidan McGarry, Itir Erhart, Hande Eslen-Ziya, Olu Jenzen, and Umut Korkut)

    Research paper (scientific journal), Multiple Authorship, English

  • Unresolved Subjects in the Cinema of Statelessness, Review of Human Rights, vol.5 (1) (p.1 - 17) , 2019/10, Noah Viernes

    DOI:10.35994/rhr.v5i1.90, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Asian Sound Cultures: Voice, Noise, Sound, Technology, Routledge Press, 2023/04, Noah Keone Viernes

    Scholarly Book, Multiple Authorship , English

  • Readings for Academic Writing, AIU Press, 2016, Clay Williams, Rachael Ruegg, Naoko Araki, Mary Frances Agnello, Paul Chamness Miller, LIndsay DeWitt

    Textbook, Multiple Authorship , English

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Other Research Activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • Sovereign (Grant: Hoakea Source, Andy Warhol Foundation), 2024/04 - 2025/03

    Fieldwork

  • Sovereign (Grant: North Beach West Maui Benefit Fund), 2023/04 - 2024/03

    Fieldwork

  • Ka Leo (2023) Short documentary film at Museum of Modern Art, 2023/02

    Other

  • Sovereign (Grant: North Beach West Maui Benefit Fund), 2022/10 - 2023/03

    Fieldwork

  • Sound design for "Ramadan Nights", 2022/01 - 2022/02

    Book Review

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Other External Funds Procured 【 display / non-display 】

  • North Beach - West Maui Benefit Fund Inc.，2022/10 - 2023/03，Sovereign: Kuleana Land in Kauaula Valley, Maui

    Sovereignty is the power of the decision in the context of the law. But self-determination is only a small part of how the elements fuse together. As Mauna Loa erupts, the lava flows, and rent rises, taro farmers in Kauaula Valley, Maui build a movement to safeguard their claims to ancestral lands. This research creates a visual record to elucidate the legal, historical, and social dynamics that keep this community intact.

    Private Foundations

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2024 American Studies Association Conference, International Conference, 2024/11, Lahaina Fire Archives: Restoring Lahaina through Documentary, Ceremony, Law, and History, Oral Presentation (general)

  • Korean Association of Cultural Sociology International Conference 2024, International Conference, 2024/09, Diversity and Dynamics in Visual Research: Navigating Case Studies, Oral Presentation (general)

  • 11th Association for Southeast Asian Cinemas Conference, International Conference, 2023/08, Noise and Collectivity in Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Memoria, Oral Presentation (general)

  • Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ), Domestic Conference, 2023/07, Zakariya Amataya and Michel Foucault's theorization of 'field' research, Oral Presentation (general)

  • Inter-Asia Intermediality, International Conference, 2022/06, `Time Zones': Political Resonance and the Multiplicity of Screens in the Work of Apichatpong Weerasethaku, Oral Presentation (general)

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