Tag Archives: manga

Call For Papers: MECHADEMIA 9: ORIGINS

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Paula

For volume 9 of the Mechademia series, the editors seek submissions linked to the broad theme of “origins.” The search for origins is as controversial as it is persistent. Many critics staunchly reject efforts to locate singular origins or answers … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Passionate Friendship: The Aesthetics of Girl’s Culture in Japan

Posted on July 8, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8616-9780824836382.aspx Deborah Shamoon University of Hawai’i Press March 2012 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3638-2; 978-0-8248-3542-2 Shojo manga are romance comics for teenage girls. Characterized by a very dense visual style, featuring flowery backgrounds and big-eyed, androgynous boys and girls, it is an extremely … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Anime and Manga, Instructor (part time)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Paula

Institution: IES Abroad Tokyo Center Location: Japan Position: Instructor, Non-Tenure Track Faculty, part-time, Japanese Anime & Manga The IES Abroad Tokyo Center seeks a qualified instructor for Anthropology 343 “Japanese Manga & Animation,” for the fall (September … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Rewriting History in Manga: A New Medium for Debate? International Workshop

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Paula

Sponsored by: Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sydney Organized by: Dr Nissim Otmazgin Department of East Asian Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Dr Rebecca Suter, Dr Lionel Babicz Department of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Symposium: AX Anime and Manga Studies 2012

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Paula

Los Angeles, CA: June 29 – July 2, 2012 Anime and manga are visual culture and media, popular entertainment, commercial products, objects of interest and sometimes obsession – and for many people, their first and sometimes only contact with Japan. … Continue reading →

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Internship Opportunity: Editorial Interns for Summer 2012 at The Mary Sue

Posted on March 27, 2012 by LM

Employer: The Mary Sue, Abrams Media Location: Manhattan, NY Deadline: April 5, 2012 Type: Unpaid Dates: June – Aug. 2012 (flexible start/end dates) The Mary Sue is a website for geeky women produced by the Abrams Media collective. Interns must … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 3rd Mechademia Conference on Anime, Manga and Media Theory from Japan

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Paula

“World Renewal – Counterfactual Histories, Parallel Universes, and Possible Worlds” November 29 – December 2, 2012 Dongguk University, Seoul Deadline for submissions: May 15 In the wake of the disasters and tragedies of 3.11, the cry “Another world is possible” … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Ohio State University Libraries: Project Coordinator-Manga/Special Collections Cataloger

Posted on January 9, 2012 by tnguyen3729

Term-appointment for two years. Primary responsibility is to coordinate the cataloging of the Japanese Manga collection, primarily housed in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, including books, serials, audiovisual materials and original art; secondary duties include providing original and … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Mechademia 6

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Paula

As passive consumers of manga and anime become active users of cultural commodities, this volume explores the possibilities of, and challenges for, engagement. MECHADEMIA 6: User Enhanced Edited by Frenchy Lunning University of Minnesota Press | 336 pages | 2011 … Continue reading →

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Call for Participants: Japanese Media & Popular Culture Master Class, Montreal

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Paula

Call for Participants: Japanese Media & Popular Culture Master Class, Montreal Location: Quebec, Canada Call for Papers Date: Feb 6, 2012 JAPANESE MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE MASTER CLASS CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS In conjunction with the conference Experiencing the Media Mix: … Continue reading →

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