[Commlist] CFP: Transnational Perspectives on Anime - A Symposium

*Call for Papers – Transnational Perspectives on Anime: A Symposium, in 
collaboration with Japan Foundation London*

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Location: *Lancaster University*

Date: *July 4^th 2025*

Anime studies has become a significant area of investigation with 
exponential growth throughout the 21^st century and more specifically 
the past decade. Scholars with diverse backgrounds, including film 
studies, Japanese studies, media studies, and history, have investigated 
the proliferation of animated texts from Japan to a high degree of 
success, and journals like /Mechademia /and the/Journal of Anime and 
Manga Studies /have further established the presence of this field.

This symposium seeks to gather a range of perspectives on anime’s 
transnational qualities for discussion. This is open to a plethora of 
interpretations, from the formal qualities of particular films or series 
to the industrial side of distribution and consumption and established 
and emerging fan cultures.

This symposium, co-hosted by Dr Zoe Crombie and Japan Foundation London, 
invites speakers to share current research and ideas that constitute 
transnational perspectives on anime, broadly defined as Japanese 
animation but also with ties to products like manga, video games, and 
web series. The symposium will also feature talks from two renowned 
keynote speakers: *Professor Rayna Denison*, and *Dr Jonathan Clements*.

Academics at all career stages (postgraduates and early career 
researchers encouraged) are invited to submit an abstract of up to 250 
words. Some potential topics are listed below, but are far from exhaustive:

  * The exhibition and distribution of anime in global contexts
  * New approaches to transcultural aesthetics
  * Studies of the anime ‘media mix’
  * Formal analyses of particular texts
  * The integration of British culture into Japanese texts

Papers will be organised into panels by theme – interested participants 
will also have the opportunity to submit papers as conference 
proceedings afterwards in a collaboration with the /Journal of Anime and 
Manga Studies/. The symposium will be free to attend, but spaces are 
limited and registration in advance is required for all participants and 
attendees. More details will follow, and registration will open in June.

Speakers should send abstracts of no more than 250 words to Dr Zoe 
Crombie at (z.crombie /at/ lancaster.ac.uk) <mailto:(z.crombie /at/ lancaster.ac.uk)> 
– the deadline to submit is the *28th of May at 12pm BST* and applicants 
will hear the outcome of their submission by the end of the month. 
Applicants can present their work online on request – however, 
attendance in person is encouraged where possible so connections between 
scholars can be well established.

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