Comics: More Than Words: Hanako Asakura - Manga as (or in?) Conversation: History, Fandom, and the Classroom

Name: Comics: More Than Words: Hanako Asakura - Manga as (or in?) Conversation: History, Fandom, and the Classroom
Start: 2026-10-29T12:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-10-29T13:30:00-07:00
Location: Building 260, Pigott Hall

Ostatní 29.10.2026 / čtvrtek / 12:00 - 13:30 Building 260, Pigott Hall, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305 Pořadatel: Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages Koupit vstupenky

Please join Comics: More Than Words for Manga as (or in?) Conversation: History, Fandom, and the Classroom a discussion with Hanako Asakura (San Francisco State University). The talk will focus on teaching manga as a medium that generates conversations among readers, creators, communities, and the broader culture.

Dr. Asakura is a lecturer in the Department of Humanities and Comparative World Literature at San Francisco State University. Dr. Asakura was also part of the cultural programming related to The Art of Manga exhibition organized by the de Young Museum.

In preparation for the talk and the subsequent discussion, please:
1) Read up to page 50 of Yoshihiro Tatsumi's A Drifting Life.
2) RSVP and submit a question you would like to ask Dr. Asakura here.