Lecture by Jaqueline Berndt
“Revisiting 'Barefoot Gen of Hiroshima': Japanese Manga (Comics) Studies in the Wake of the Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Meltdown of 3-11”
Event Details
Date
Friday, April 27, 2012
Time
5 p.m.
Location
Description
Manga has been attracting attention as a medium of subcultural communities, closely related to investigations of globalization. Manga invites participation: readers empathize with characters, get immersed in story worlds, create fan art, form affective communities, and engage in cosplay. The triple disasters of March 11, 2011, and its aftermath—what the Japanese refer to as “3-11”— rekindle questions about manga’s role in Japanese society at large.
Cost
Free
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