Outside Japan; the term rsquo;mangarsquo; usually refers to comics originally published in Japan. Yet nowadays many publications labelled rsquo;mangarsquo; are not translations of Japanese works but rather have been wholly conceived and created elsewhere. These comics; although often derided and dismissed as rsquo;fake mangarsquo;; represent an important but understudied global cultural phenomenon which; controversially; may even point to a future of rsquo;Japanesersquo; comics without Japan. This book takes seriously the political economy and cultural production of this so-called rsquo;global mangarsquo; produced throughout the Americas; Europe; and Asia and explores the conditions under which it arises and flourishes; what counts as rsquo;mangarsquo; and who gets to decide; the implications of global manga for contemporary economies of cultural and creative labour; the ways in which it is shaped by or mixes with local cultural forms and contexts; and; ultimately; what it means for manga to be rsquo;authenticallyrsquo; Japanese in the first place. Presenting new empirical research on the production of global manga culture from scholars across the humanities and social sciences; as well as first person pieces and historical overviews written by global manga artists and industry insiders; Global Manga will appeal to scholars of cultural and media studies; Japanese studies; and popular and visual culture.
2016-02-26 2016-02-26File Name: B01CO59LUS
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