Course: History of Japanese comics

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Course title History of Japanese comics
Course code DAS/HJK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nakaya Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Křivánková Anna, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Course introduction; Japanese history 2. History of manga; manga as communications medium 3. Manga aesthetics and genre 4. History and technology of anime 5. Adaptation theory 6. Adaptations of foreign stories 7. Adaptations of domestic stories 8. Identity and gender 9. Identity and abjection 10. Identity and human ontology 11. War Games 12. War and Trauma 13. Anime and manga as transnational genres; Course wrap-up

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
In this course we will analyze manga (Japanese comics) and acompanying anime (Japanese animation). We will learn about the distinctive media characteristics of manga and anime and will practice analyzing manga and anime texts not simply as narratives but as narratives mediated through specific technologies with specific visual vocabulary.

Prerequisites
The course is primarily intended for students with knowledge of Japanese language and culture and students interested in the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Reading (aproximately 20 chapters of individual comics, viewing about five episodes of anime and various anime clips, secondary sources about 100 pages), student choice of assignments (discussions, Moodle posts, quizzes, short papers), student choice of final (exam, paper, project)
Recommended literature
  • Azuma, H. (2009). Otaku: Japan?s Database Animals. Minneapolis.
  • Corrigan, Timothy. Defining Adaptation. In The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies, edited by Thomas Leitch, 23?35. Oxford University Press. 2017.
  • Groensteen, Thierry. Stavba komiksu, Host, Brno 2005.
  • Kořínek, P., Foret, M., Jareš, M. (2015). V panelech a bublinách. Praha.
  • Lamarre, Thomas. The Multiplanar Image. Mechademia 1 (2006): 120?43.
  • McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. New York: Harper Perennial. 1994.
  • Ogi, Fusami. Gender Insubordination in Japanese Comics (Manga) for Girls. (In Illustrating Asia: Comics, Humor Magazines and Picture Books, edited by John A. Lent, 171?186). University of Hawaii Press. 2001.
  • Schodt, F. (1986). Manga! Manga! The world of Japanese comics. New York.
  • Wong, Wendy Siuyi. Globalizing Manga: From Japan to HK and Beyond. (Mechademia: 1 (2006): 23?45). .


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019_24) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Japanese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -