Palita Chunsaengchan

I’m a film and media scholar based in Minneapolis.

I teach Southeast Asian cinema and media cultures at the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota. My first monograph, Chimeric Cinema: The Formation of Thai Film Culture is forthcoming with UC Press (Spring 2027). I’m also developing a screenplay for my first short film, which is based on my second book project on professional migration for cinema and media-related jobs in Southeast Asia. The book is tentatively entitled Cinematic Savior: A History of Migration and Work in Southeast Asian Cinema.