MACWILLIAMS, Mark W. [ed.], Japanese Visual Culture: Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime, New York, East Gate Books, 2008.PDF / 10 MB / Eng / 365 pag / 0765616017 / 978-0765616012
Otro de los mejores libros que podrás encontrar aquí (aunque la portada es un asco). La crítica Kinko Ito testimonia cuán importante fue el manga en su formación moral y profesional; además realiza una estupenda historia del manga, comenzando por sus antecedentes en el Japón premoderno (según ella en el periodo Tokugawa), siguiendo por los padres fundadores del manga contemporáneo (por supuesto referencia obligada al trabajo de Tezuka), para finalmente analizar las décadas del ’60, ’70 y ’80. Su trabajo viene a completarse con el de Rajyashree Pandey, quien rastrea las genealogías medievales del manga; el de Eldad Nakar, con un agudo análisis del manga japonés en el período de posguerra; el de Susanne Phillips, quien analiza la excelsa obra de Tezuka Osamu; y finalmente, el de Mizuki Takahashi, que examina variantes y simbolismo del género Shôjo en el Manga. Pero el libro tiene además numerosos trabajos dedicados al animé. Gilles Poitras realiza una breve historia del animé, destacando aquellos elementos que lo hacen diferente de animaciones de otros países. Hay trabajos de análisis de obras de Rintaro, Miyazaki, y Kôn, entre otros... (by pelida77)
Just in terms of the expansive area with which MacWilliams covers the topic of Japanese Visual Culture is enough to warrant kudos. This book collects writers from across the globe to comment on Japanese visuals, aesthetics, and media from before the world knew of Hokusai's views of Mount Fuji all the way up to computer-generated animation in films like Ghost in the Shell 2.
However, this book does not merely cover the historicity of Japanese visual culture but how it has impacted gender relations, politics, international relations, and cultural identity. While this book does tend to get bogged down in certain areas through repetition in multiple articles (how much do we really need to hear about the changes Shojo manga brought to the industry or how Osamu Tezuka is the founder of modern manga and anime?) the book is a great foundational piece for anyone looking to further their own studies on the subject of Japanese visual culture.
However, this book does not merely cover the historicity of Japanese visual culture but how it has impacted gender relations, politics, international relations, and cultural identity. While this book does tend to get bogged down in certain areas through repetition in multiple articles (how much do we really need to hear about the changes Shojo manga brought to the industry or how Osamu Tezuka is the founder of modern manga and anime?) the book is a great foundational piece for anyone looking to further their own studies on the subject of Japanese visual culture.
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