Manga Vision

Name: Manga Vision
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781925377064
Price: 59.99 NZD
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Cultural & Communicative Perspectives

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Manga Vision explores how manga, a Japanese art form of comics, can illuminate various scientific and natural phenomena. The book delves into how this popular medium conveys complex concepts in an engaging and visually appealing way, making science and nature more accessible to a broad audience.
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Manga Vision

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Manga Vision The volume includes a mix of theoretical, methodological, empirical and professional practice-based chapters, examining manga from both academic and artistic perspectives. Manga Vision

Description

Manga Vision examines cultural and communicative aspects of Japanese comics, drawing together scholars from Japan, Australia, and Europe. These scholars work in areas as diverse as cultural studies, linguistics, education, music, art, anthropology, and translation to explore the influence of manga in Japan and worldwide via translation, OEL manga, and fan engagement.

The volume includes a mix of theoretical, methodological, empirical, and professional practice-based chapters, examining manga from both academic and artistic perspectives.

Manga Vision also provides the reader with a multimedia experience, featuring original artwork by Australian manga artist Queenie Chan, cosplay photographs, and an online supplement. This supplement offers musical compositions inspired by manga and downloadable manga-related teaching resources.

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Manga Vision offers a compelling exploration of the cultural significance and varied applications of manga both in Japan and globally. It features well-researched essays that delve into its unique language and communication traits, addressing its relevance in education, research, and translation. The book is praised for being insightful and thought-provoking.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925377064

Publisher: Monash University Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2016

Country: Australia

Imprint: Monash University Publishing

Illustration: 60 b/w illus

Contributors:

Edited by Sarah Pasfield Neofitou
Edited by Cathy Sell

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 243.0mm

Weight: 450g

Pages: 280

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Sarah Pasfield-Neofitou is a lecturer in Japanese Studies at Monash University. She holds a PhD in Japanese applied linguistics, has authored a number of articles in this area, and the book Online Communication in a Second Language (Multilingual Matters, 2012). She has previously worked with Cathy Sell on the translation of an art exhibition catalogue. Cathy Sell holds a PhD from Monash University where she currently teaches translation and Japanese. She is a NAATI accredited professional translator specialising in fine arts and popular culture. Her primary research interests relate to multimodal communication, including the translation of art exhibitions, manga, and other multimodal forms of communication. Queenie Chan is a Chinese-Australian Original English-Language comic artist who co-wrote and illustrated the graphic novel In Odd We Trust, a prequel to Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas, and published by Del Rey.