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Manga's cultural crossroads / edited by Jaqueline Berndt and Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer.

Title
Manga's cultural crossroads / edited by Jaqueline Berndt and Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer.
Publication
New York : Routledge, 2013.

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Additional Authors
  • Berndt, Jaqueline, 1963-
  • Kümmerling-Meibauer, Bettina
  • Kümmerling-Meibauer, Bettina
Description
xii, 270 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"Focusing on the art and literary form of manga, this volume examines the intercultural exchanges that have shaped manga during the twentieth century and how manga's culturalization is related to its globalization. Through contributions from leading scholars in the fields of comics and Japanese culture, it describes "manga culture" in two ways: as a fundamentally hybrid culture comprised of both subcultures and transcultures, and as an aesthetic culture which has eluded modernist notions of art, originality, and authorship. The latter is demonstrated in a special focus on the best-selling manga franchise, NARUTO"--
Series Statement
Routledge advances in art and visual studies ; 5
Uniform Title
Routledge advances in art and visual studies 5.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Crosscultural Perspectives on Manga -- "Naruto" as Cultural Crossroads.
ISBN
  • 9780415504508 (hardback)
  • 0415504503 (hardback)
LCCN
^^2012046639
OCLC
  • 758394628
  • SCSB-10208998
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library