Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Made the Modern World and Why it Matters
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Time
4 p.m.
Location
Memorial Union
Description
The Center for East Asian Studies presents a lecture by UW-Madison alum and Tokyo-based writer/translator Matt Alt:
The Game Boy. Hello Kitty. Karaoke. Pokémon and anonymous imageboards. Anime and manga. We love Japan's "fantasy-delivery devices" because they're fun, but also because they delivered solutions to social problems Japan grappled with a little ahead of the rest of the planet. Location: Memorial Union 800
The Game Boy. Hello Kitty. Karaoke. Pokémon and anonymous imageboards. Anime and manga. We love Japan's "fantasy-delivery devices" because they're fun, but also because they delivered solutions to social problems Japan grappled with a little ahead of the rest of the planet. Location: Memorial Union 800
Cost
Free
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