| Call for Reviews on Takarazuka's Twelfth Night and Epiphany |
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| 09:41pm 16/06/2008 |
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Hi Everyone,
I'm a researcher on Shakespearean productions. I've done my PhD research on homoeroticism in Takarazuka productions of Twelfth Night and Epiphany (1999). Due to the lack of reviews on these productions, it's difficult to analyse the audience's responses for my thesis. I recently discovered that Takarazuka fans will share their views on performances on the Takarazuka Wikipedia and LiveJournal. I'm thinking here may be a great place to invite you to share your opinions on these two particualr performances. Anyone who have seen these productions are welcome to write about them. The length of your reviews is favourable from 500 to 1000 words. I will be interested in knowing your thoughts about the relationships between Viola and Orsino (Otaka and Iriya) or that between Viola and Olivia (Otaka and Mari). I'll acknowledge your names if your words are cited in my paper. I hope to hear from you soon!
Sincerely yours,
Y. C. |
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| 07:01pm 16/08/2007 |
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From: http://japansocietyofnortherncalifornia.myshopify.com/products/the-anime-manga-business-mass-marketing-pop-culture
The Anime & Manga Business: Mass-marketing Pop Culture
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
We all know anime and manga are sweeping the country. But how did it happen, and what business opportunities are out there? Join the top executives of leading California anime & manga companies as they talk about the business side of the Japanese pop culture boom in the U.S. and the secrets of turning foreign content into a domestic mass marketing phenomena. Don’t miss this chance to ask the men and women who engineered the boom just how they did it.
Time
5:30 pm – Reception
6:00 pm – Program
Panelists:
Seiji Horibuchi, Founder & Co-Chairman of Viz Media
Ken Iyadomi, CEO of Bandai Entertainment
Liza Coppola, Vice President of Marketing for Viz Media
Yuki Machida, Project Manager for JETRO’s Japan Entertainment Platform initiative in LA
Generously co-sponsored by JETRO & the Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco
$ 5.00 USD (Members & Students)
$ 15.00 USD (Non-Members) |
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| Summer Program in Chinese Film History & Criticism at Beijing Film Academy |
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| 10:52pm 18/03/2006 |
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I recently just discovered this unique, interesting and very cool, program: 1 month, 7 professors, 8 mini-courses, and 12 credits from the University of Washington to intensively study Chinese cinema at the Beijing Film Academy (http://faculty.washington.edu/yomi/bfa-uw.html):
"The program acquaints upper-level undergraduate and M.A. students with the history of Chinese cinema, with critical terms for discussing formal, institutional and ideological concerns, and with the Asian and global contexts of Chinese filmmaking. The intensive program includes eight mini-courses by leading Western and Chinese scholars as well as meetings with Chinese filmmakers. Other activities include weekly excursions in Beijing and vicinity. All classes are taught in English, to a student body from around the world. No knowledge of Chinese language is required."
Why is this such a great deal?
1) you study with 7 important international scholars/professors in the field of cinema
2) as the program is open to students worldwide, you have an equally nice chance to commune with a diverse group of fellow students
3) you have the opportunity to meet with Chinese directors and other producers of film in China and visit production sites
4) you receive 12 credits from the University of Washington at a cost that is less than half of what you would pay as an out of state student: the fee includes tuition, room, and all activities in and around Beijing.
There are no doubt other benefits as well depending on your own perspective. If you have any serious interest at all in this program, immediately email the program director because the deadline for applying has passed, but they will consider any late applicants who are serious about this wonderful opportunity (I have confirmed this with the director).
(In the interest of full disclosure, I should note that I will be doing this program.)
here is some additional information about the program:
Students will take all eight mini-courses:
1. Early Chinese cinema (Li Ershi, Beijing Film Academy)
2. Concepts in Chinese Film Criticism (Zhong Dafeng, Beijing Film Academy)
3. Studying Film Production in the PRC (Li Wei, Beijing Film Academy)
4. Chinese Cinema and the Nation (Chris Berry, University of London)
5. Cinematic Realisms (Mette Hjort, Lingnan University)
6. Globalism and Contemporary Cinema (James Tweedie, University of Washington)
7. Beijing in Film (Yomi Braester, University of Washington)
8. Film and Visual Culture in Contemporary China (Yomi Braester and James Tweedie, University of Washington)
Regular lectures will take place four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday), from 10 am to noon and 1 pm to 3 pm, followed by a film screening in the evening (a total of 8 mini-courses of 12 hours each).
At least once a week, an additional 2-hour class will be scheduled for meetings with film directors.
Guided excursions to locations around Beijing, ranging from tourist sites (including the Great Wall) to film locations (including the Beijing Film Studio lot). These excursions will typically take place once a week, for 5 to 8 hours, and occur on Wednesday or during the weekend.
Additional activities will include screenings at film theaters and drama performances (1-2 times a week).
To fully satisfy the course requirements, students must participate in all scheduled lectures and activities and write five 5-page papers, due on September 4.
To apply, simply send
1. A statement of purpose, explaining your interest in the program and detailing your academic background
2. A sealed letter of recommendation, by a teacher with whom you have studied, describing your academic aptitude and assessing your suitability for a study abroad program.
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| 12:58am 02/02/2006 |
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From the SequentialTart.com mailing list:
> MOVIES AND MANGA IN THE UK
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> Between February 3 and 9, London's ICA will run 'Comic Proportions: Japanese Films Based on Manga'. Screenings include Cromartie High, Nowhere Man, Our House and Fancy Dance. Midnight Eye's own Jasper Sharp functioned as program advisor and is one of the members of the panel discussion on the 5th, alongside Battlefield Baseball and Cromartie High director Yudai Yamaguchi.
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> During February, the program will travel acorss the UK, with dates in Edinburgh (Edinburgh Filmhouse), Manchester (Cornerhouse), Sheffield (Showroom) and Bristol (Watershed).
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> For more information, see:
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> http://www.ica.org.uk |
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| Just passing this along... |
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| 07:22pm 27/12/2005 |
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The York Centre for Asian Research will be hosting an international conference titled Asian Comics, Animation, and Gaming on May 18-19, 2006. The website contains information about the conference and the process of being invited as a speaker. |
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| Mechadema: Call for Papers |
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| 12:58pm 09/11/2005 |
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MECHADEMIA
Call for Papers on Anime, Manga, and Related Arts
Mechademia is a new refereed journal from the University of Minnesota Press, for critical work on Japanese anime, manga, and the fan arts. We are currently seeking submissions on topics linked to manga or anime, as well as related material from fields like fashion, film studies, fine art, video game design, and international fan culture, among others. Mechademia's goal is to promote critical thinking, writing, art, and creative activity that can bridge the current gap between professional, academic, and fan communities and discourses. To this end, we seek contributions in a variety of formats, by authors from a wide range of backgrounds and fields. Contributors should endeavor to write across disciplinary boundaries, presenting their unique knowledge in all its sophistication, but with a broad audience in mind. Each issue will have a theme that will focus the conversation and connect different pieces, but we encourage contributors to interpret these themes broadly in order to keep the way open for new and original kinds of work. Superior submissions that fall outside the theme will also be considered if space permits.
Mechademia will appear annually starting in Fall 2006.
The first issue, "Worlds of Anime and Manga," will feature work that highlights the nexus of groups, practices, knowledges, and worlds that anime and manga have created. The essays connect these particular aesthetics to broader practices and social considerations. Submissions for this issue are now closed.
The theme of issue #2 (to appear in Fall 2007) is "Networks of Desire." This may be interpreted liberally and creatively: networks could be technological, social, economic, aesthetic, or other. Desire could embrace physical desire as well as consumption and gratification, nostalgic longing, political yearning, or existential hunger. And these suggestions are definitely not exhaustive. The submission deadline for issue #2 is January 2, 2006.
The theme of issue #3 (Fall 2008) is "Limits of the Human." The submission deadline will be in early 2007.
Further information is available on the journal's web site at http://mechademia.org. |
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| 04:01pm 09/11/2005 |
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Hello,
I hope this post isn't inappropriate. If it is, please feel free to delete it.
I'm a german university student of east asian studies.
Since the german education and university system still differs in formalities and graduations from other countries, I had the idea of creating a german community about east-asian-related studies:  oawiss
If you are a german (germanspeaking) student or student in germany of an east-asian-related subject, please have a look. (The community is completely new and therefore still quite empty.)
Thank you,
nikku.
Crossposted to: ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) asianstudies & japanese. |
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