Mike Dillon

Mike Dillon serves as an Event Programmer & Lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and holds an Adjunct faculty position at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, where he teaches courses on Hollywood cinema history, international cinema, and Japanese media cultures.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Critical Studies from the USC School of Cinematic Arts
• M.A. in Critical Studies from the USC School of Cinematic Arts

Specializing in Film and Media Studies with emphasis on East Asian contexts, Dillon's research explores cinematic traditions, media representations, and cultural intersections. His scholarly output spans film history, Japanese media ecosystems, and transnational cinema studies, reflected in publications across prominent film and media journals. Current projects examine cosmopolitan perspectives in Japanese horror and modernist media frameworks.

His editorial contributions include forthcoming chapters in Negative Cosmopolitanisms (McGill-Queens), Routledge’s Encyclopedia of Modernism, The Encyclopedia of Japanese Horror (Rowan & Littlefield), and co-editing Exploiting East Asia (Bloomsbury).