Area Studies Global Comics Lecture Series: Frederik Schodt, “The Four Immigrants Manga: How a Japanese Fine Artist Leapt Across Cultures with a Comic Book, in 1931”

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November 4, 2020
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Online (Registration Required)

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2020-11-04 18:00:00 2020-11-04 19:30:00 Area Studies Global Comics Lecture Series: Frederik Schodt, “The Four Immigrants Manga: How a Japanese Fine Artist Leapt Across Cultures with a Comic Book, in 1931” Join the University Libraries International and Area Studies Department for the next event in the Global Comics Series. Frederik L. Schodt, award-winning author of numerous non-fiction books on the convergence of Japanese and American cultures, will present a heavily illustrated talk examining the development of comics in Japan and the life and pioneering work of Japanese comic artist Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama. The Global Comics Series is a lecture series on global comics scholarship. In this series, scholars present on transnational issues from distinct area studies’ regional perspectives. Topics include global comic scholarship on immigration/migration, nationalism, identity and culture, feminism, political censorship, technology disruption and more. These lectures are free and open to the public. Online (Registration Required) America/New_York public

Join the University Libraries International and Area Studies Department for the next event in the Global Comics Series. Frederik L. Schodt, award-winning author of numerous non-fiction books on the convergence of Japanese and American cultures, will present a heavily illustrated talk examining the development of comics in Japan and the life and pioneering work of Japanese comic artist Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama.

The Global Comics Series is a lecture series on global comics scholarship. In this series, scholars present on transnational issues from distinct area studies’ regional perspectives. Topics include global comic scholarship on immigration/migration, nationalism, identity and culture, feminism, political censorship, technology disruption and more. These lectures are free and open to the public.