Book review: Bemusing the gods - Taipei Times
The title of this varied and multi-faceted book refers to some popular films, notably the Korean movie Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, several film versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and films about artificial intelligence (AI). But there are many other topics included, such as Hakka drama in Taiwan, Robot Theater and some popular US films. The author, Iris Tuan (段馨君), is a professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, and has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University as well as receiving a doctorate from UCLA. She has written or contributed to several previ...