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Seeking Closure: Japanese Manga and Re-Imagining Word War II
| Title: | Seeking Closure: Japanese Manga and Re-Imagining Word War II. |
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| Name(s): |
Bommarito, Concetta Marie McGuirk, Carol, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2007 | |
| Date Issued: | 2007 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 81 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | I discuss Keiji Nakazawa's Barefoot Gen and Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira manga (Japanese comics) series in light of theoretical approaches to comics and graphic novels that were developed by Will Eisner and Scott McCloud. Chapter one summarizes the fusing of traditional Japanese scroll art and Western comics that would create manga and describe the cultural conditions after World War II that drove this fusion. The chapter also describes the principle of closure that this form relies so heavily on. Chapter two discusses how manga have directly dealt with the repercussions of World War II; it is focused primarily on Barefoot Gen. Chapter three examines how censorship and taboos have hindered discussions ofthe war in Japan, how this censorship contributed to the terrorist attacks of Aum Shinrikyo, and how manga such as Akira have used subtle codes and references to introduce to Japan further discuss the true legacy of World War II. | |
| Identifier: | FA00000895 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2007. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters | |
| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000895 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
