Manga and the Representation of Japanese History Rosenbaum Roman
Manga and the Representation of Japanese History Rosenbaum Roman This edited collection explores how graphic art and in particular Japanese manga represent Japanese history.The articles explore the…
Specifikacia Manga and the Representation of Japanese History Rosenbaum Roman
Manga and the Representation of Japanese History Rosenbaum Roman
This edited collection explores how graphic art and in particular Japanese manga represent Japanese history.The articles explore the representation of history in manga from disciplines that include such diverse fields as literary studies, politics, history, cultural studies, linguistics, narratology, and semiotics. The representation of history via manga in Japan has a long and controversial historiographical dimension. Despite this diversity of approaches all academics from these respective fields of study agree that manga pose a peculiarly contemporary appeal that transcends the limitation imposed by traditional approaches to the study and teaching of history.
The contributors to this volume elaborate how manga Thereby manga and by extension graphic art in Japanese culture has become one of the world's most powerful modes of expressing contemporary historical verisimilitude.