Shige Suzuki (CJ), Ronald Stewart

Manga (eBook, PDF)

A Critical Guide

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A wide-ranging introductory guide for readers making their first steps into the world of manga, this book helps readers explore the full range of Japanese comic styles, forms and traditions from its earliest texts to the internationally popular comics of the 21st century.

In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers:
· The history of Japanese comics, from influences in early visual culture to the global 'Manga Boom' of the 1990s to the present
· Case studies of texts reflecting the range of themes, genres, forms and creators, including Osamu Tezuka, Machiko Hasegawa and Katsuhiro Otomo
· Key themes and contexts - from gender and sexuality, to history and censorship
· Critical approaches to manga, including definitions, biography and reception and global publishing contexts

The book includes a bibliography of essential critical writing on manga, discussion questions for classroom use and a glossary of key critical terms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350072374
• Artikelnr.: 64377635

Autorenporträt

Shige (CJ) Suzuki is Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature at Baruch College, City University of New York, USA. Ronald Stewart is Professor at Daito Bunka University, Japan. He has published widely on comics and Manga, including as a columnist for Japan's largest national newspaper, the Yomiuri Shinbun.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Editor's Preface List of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Japanese
Names and Terms 1. Introduction 2. Historical Overview Part I: The
Emergence of Manga to 1945 The Problem of Start Points and Definitions
Manga's Emergence in Modern Periodical Print Media Towards Character-Driven
Narratives and a Profession Children's Manga Growth, Media Interplay, and
the Dark Valley of War Part II: 1945 to the Present From Ashes and Ruins
Expanding and Diversifying Readerships Manga Goes Mainstream After the
Death of "God" 3. Social and Cultural Impact Controversy and Censorship
Gender and Sexuality Historical Representation Media Mix and Dojinshi
Participatory Culture Cultural Status and Institutions 4. Critical Uses
Bounds of Manga Formal and Visual Analysis Biographical Approaches Gender
and Sexuality Studies Approaches Historical Questions and Historical
Representation 5. Key Texts Appendix: Glossary List of Museums Resources
Index