Pow! Zap! Bam!: Superheroes in Anime, Manga, Movies, and Comics in Tokyo Info Session
February 5, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM America/Chicago
Location
UIC Asian American Resource and Cultural Center
Address
723 W Maxwell, Chicago, IL 60607
Calendar
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This course promotes competence and appreciation of graphic narratives and moving images by examining selected superheroes from Japanese manga and anime and from American comics and movies. Students will explore the historical, socio-political, cultural, racial, and gender issues of these superheroes, following their path from creation to modern day. Tokyo, Japan is the ideal place to explore this topic as it is known for its animation-related establishments and heavy culture of manga-reading. Tokyo serves as an excellent location for students to visit and engage in a comparative analysis of Japanese and American superheroes and to examine how identities and the larger society are shaped by these specific forms of media.
Date posted
Jan 27, 2025
Date updated
Jan 27, 2025