Anime Symposium 2024: Exploring Contemporary Storytelling and Southeast Asian Connections

Anime Symposium 2024

Date Location:

September 12 - September 14, 2024

LASALLE College of the Arts,

1 McNally Street, Singapore 187940

Contact Info:

[email protected]

Sponsored By:

Dr. Gan Sheuo Hui, Puttnam School of Film Animation at LASALLE College of the Arts and

Professors Deborah Shamoon from Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore.

Event Overview:

Anime storytelling transcs geographical boundaries due to its universal language among fans that fosters a deep connection based on shared pictorial meanings. Our symposium seeks to reevaluate contemporary anime storytelling by scrutinizing favored visual expressions and exploring their implications.

This event forge Southeast Asian connections with anime through formal presentations and informal discussions, thereby nurturing a community that combines academic research, pedagogy, and learning.

The two-and-a-half-day program includes practitioners from Southeast Asia analyzing the impact of Japanese anime on their es along with challenges and opportunities encountered. Scholars in related fields will delve into innovative methodologies in visual culture studies, examining how anime serves as a product, lifestyle, and form of expression across episodic series, cinema, and online platforms.

On September 12th, we have a book launch for 'The Cambridge Companion to Manga and Anime' from Cambridge University Press. The event features presentations by renowned authors from Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Sweden, and the UK.

This symposium is financially supported by the Mitsui NUS Japanese Studies in Southeast Asia owment Fund.

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Publication Feature: The Cambridge Companion to Manga and Anime

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