[eccr] Japanese Visual Culture & Manga symposium

>CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>Japanese visual culture and the cultural flows of manga
>
>Friday 13 August 2004, Melbourne
>hosted by the Japanese Studies Centre, Monash University
>Deadline for submissions: 18 June 2004
>
>This symposium explores the movement of images and commodities across
>and between borders, particularly those of Japan and the Asia Pacific
>region. It will continue the Cultural Flows conference (Monash
>University 2002) exploration of how categories of the local, national,
>and global are constructed, and the boundaries between them configured.
>
>This symposium will bring together scholars, fans, artists, and
>professionals, adopting an interdisciplinary approach that welcomes
>papers from a wide range of disciplines and experiences.
>
>As an outcome of this conference we hope to produce an innovative volume
>of papers. We are inviting abstracts of no more than 250 words on the
>following topics or related themes.
>
>Manga and the arts:
>manga is a graphic medium that is exerting a significant influence on
>artists and audiences; witness the popularity of drawing comics in a
>'manga style', or the inspiration drawn from manga characters, stories,
>and visual layout in cinema, television, computer games, and print. We
>also invite artists and fans to talk about their work that draws upon a
>manga style or has been influenced by Japanese visual culture.
>
>Manga and education:
>anecdotal observations suggest that within education, particularly
>Japanese language education, students at secondary and tertiary level
>are being motivated to study Japanese through their interest in manga,
>and the possibilities of using manga for teaching Japanese.
>
>Manga and the construction of identity and culture:
>considers issues such as the social welfare of international students
>and students from Asian backgrounds for whom manga can provide an
>important sense of belonging to a cultural heritage outside of
>Australia, which is yet a focus of local admiration and curiosity.
>
>Related topics include:
>Globalisation/hybridity and culture
>Representing and performing difference
>Race and nationalism
>Popular culture and consumerism
>
>Send proposals to (Craig.Norris /at/ arts.monash.edu.au)
>or to Dr. Craig Norris, Japanese Studies Centre, Monash University, Vic
>3800
>_______________________________________

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