Why Anime？ -Anime, Ghibli, Disney, and more …
When:
Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 5:00p -
6:30p
Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 5:00p -
6:30p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Classes, Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
https://sites.google.com/jbline.org/jblineweek/JBLW-homepage/TopPage_Eng/WhyAnime
Is anime simply a mirror on contemporary Japanese society or something more? Dr. Napier talks about the themes, imagery and ideas of some of the anime and what makes anime the distinctive art form as it is.
Prof. Napier’s talk will include the most recent Miyazaki film, The Boy and the Heron, and her new book comparing Disney Studios and Studio Ghibli.
For tickets:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/f718900f-3563-4a9a-a02b-f23bbd673340
*This is a fundraising event. We appreciate your generous donation!
Prof. Susan Napier
Raised in Cambridge, MA and obtained B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in modern Japanese literature at Harvard University. Currently Goldthwaite Professor of Rhetoric, International Literary and Cultural Studies at Tufts University.
Dr. Napier’s interest in Japanese anime started when she watched the movie version of “Akira” in 1989 and afterwards she encountered Miyazaki Hayao’s Nausicaä. She thought anime was an art form worth studying and became a pioneer in the study of anime and manga at the time when anime was regarded simply as entertainment for children.
Now she teaches and publishes on anime and Japanese culture as well as modern Japanese literature. Her books on Japanese anime includes Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation and Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art. In 2003, one of her books translated into Japanese was awarded by Japan Society for Children's Literature. She is currently writing a book comparing the Walt Disney Studios with Studio Ghibli.
