Professor Lippit has recently completed a book on contemporary experimental cinema, Ex-cinema: Essays on Experimental Film and Video, and is completing another book on contemporary Japanese cinema and the concept of the world. He is also writing a book on David Lynch and anagrams.
Akira Mizuta Lippit is a Professor of Comparative Literature and East Asian Languages and Cultures at USC. He is also Chair of the Critical Studies in the School of Cinematic Arts.