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At the Edges of Sleep

Humanities
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Author(s): Jean Ma
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication year: 2022
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The Story So Far

Short impact summary

At the Edges of Sleep (2022), published by University of California Press, has been cited 12 times — enough that OpenAlex puts it in the top 10% of works in its field and year.

Full narrative

At the Edges of Sleep by Jean Ma was published by University of California Press in 2022. Conceptually, the work connects to Filmmaking, Sleep (system call), Subject (documents), Film director and Aesthetics. The book was recognised: ACLS Open Access Book Prize & Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award finalist (2026) — Literary/Media Studies.

OpenAlex records 12 citations. That places it in the top 10% of works in its field and year of publication. Citations peaked in 2024 with 2 citing works. Notable citing venues include Critical Inquiry, Feminist Theory and New Review of Film and Television Studies. The citing works include 3 journal articles and 1 dissertation. The citing authors are based in the United States.

Open Library reports a combined count of 2 reading logs and catalog editions.

Narrative note: this summary is AI-assisted and generated from structured metadata/signals.

Impact metrics ▾

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12
Total Citations
Top 10% Cited
2023–2026
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Inferred roles

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🎓 Academic & Scientific
Scholarly uptake Moderate
🏛 Practical & Real-World
Commercial linkage Strong
Strong (≥0.80) Moderate (0.50–0.79) Emerging (<0.50)

Access Availability

Reader reception Books

Who is citing this work? OpenAlex

Analysis of 12 citing works. 50.0% come from the Top 10 institutions. See the full list on OpenAlex →

article (3)dissertation (1) Critical InquiryFeminist TheoryNew Review of Film and Television Studies
United States (2)
Institutional sectors
Education (2)
  • University at Albany, State University of New York (1)
  • Stanford University (1)
  • Erica Fretwell (1)
  • Marianne Pistone (1)
  • Adin Walker (1)

Teaching, Practice & Library Adoption

Evidence of structured teaching use, reading lists, and library availability.

OpenCourseWare Mentions Google Custom Search

No verified course syllabi found in open university repositories.

Library & Community Access Open Library

Contributors & affiliations OpenAlex

1 author · 0 institutions

Authors

Concepts & topics OpenAlex

18 specific concepts identified.
Filmmaking Sleep (system call) Subject (documents) Film director Aesthetics Subject matter Meaning (existential) Movie theater Art Psychology Visual arts Psychoanalysis Psychotherapist Computer science Operating system Library science Pedagogy Curriculum

Citations OpenAlex

3 most recent citing works (newest first)
This table lists only the 3 most recent citing works; OpenAlex records 12 in total — browse the full citation corpus on OpenAlex →
YearTitleVenueDOI
2026 Sleeping in the wake: Black living and the aesthetics of unconsciousness Feminist Theory 10.1177/14647001261461770
2024 Flowers, concrete, water: care and precarity in Tsai Ming-liang’s I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone (2006) New Review of Film and Television Studies 10.1080/17400309.2024.2360379
2023 Modernism Is Not for Children: Annette Michelson, Film Theory, and the Avant-Garde Critical Inquiry 10.1086/726272

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