Post by Maureen on Jul 10, 2007 12:10:35 GMT -4
Hi all! Hope you are all having a good summer!
Registration has started for the Fall Qtr freshman seminar. So far seven people have signed up (minimum of 10 is needed). Please encourage people you know who are coming to OSU this year to register! The syllabus is not up on the Freshman Seminars web site yet -- Below is a list of the manga we'll be reading (comments, anyone?):
Weekly Syllabus
Unit 1: Origins: Manga through the ‘70s
Sept. 19: Introductions; course overview
Sept. 26: Topic: Manga as sequential art
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Phoenix Volume 1: Dawn (1967)
Oct. 3: Topic: Iconic Characters and Realistic Backgrounds in Manga
Discussion focus: Koike, Kazuo + Goseki Kojima. Lone Wolf and Cub (1970)
Oct. 10: Topic: Closure (panel to panel transitions) in Manga
Discussion focus: Nakazawa, Keiji. Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima (1972)
TBA: Topic: Time and Motion in Manga
Discussion focus: Takemiya, Keiko. To Terra v.1 (1977)
Unit 2: Manga of the ‘80s and ‘90s +
Oct. 24: Topic: The Craft of Manga; Social Commentary in Manga
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Adolf: A Tale of the Twentieth Century (1983)
Oct. 31: Topic: Senses and Emotions in Manga
Discussion focus: Miyazaki, Hayao. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. (1984)
Nov. 7: Topic: Gender and Sexuality in Manga
Discussion focus: Takahashi, Rumiko. Ranma ½ (1988)
Nov. 14: Topic: Genres and the Commodification of Manga
Discussion focus: Watsuki, Nobuhiro. Rurouni Kenshin (1994)
Nov. 21: Topic: Fan Culture and Manga
Discussion focus: Yazawa, Ai Nana. (1999)
Nov. 28: Topic: New Directions in Manga
Discussion focus: Ohba, Tsugumi & Obata, Takeshi. Death Note (2003)
Registration has started for the Fall Qtr freshman seminar. So far seven people have signed up (minimum of 10 is needed). Please encourage people you know who are coming to OSU this year to register! The syllabus is not up on the Freshman Seminars web site yet -- Below is a list of the manga we'll be reading (comments, anyone?):
Weekly Syllabus
Unit 1: Origins: Manga through the ‘70s
Sept. 19: Introductions; course overview
Sept. 26: Topic: Manga as sequential art
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Phoenix Volume 1: Dawn (1967)
Oct. 3: Topic: Iconic Characters and Realistic Backgrounds in Manga
Discussion focus: Koike, Kazuo + Goseki Kojima. Lone Wolf and Cub (1970)
Oct. 10: Topic: Closure (panel to panel transitions) in Manga
Discussion focus: Nakazawa, Keiji. Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima (1972)
TBA: Topic: Time and Motion in Manga
Discussion focus: Takemiya, Keiko. To Terra v.1 (1977)
Unit 2: Manga of the ‘80s and ‘90s +
Oct. 24: Topic: The Craft of Manga; Social Commentary in Manga
Discussion focus: Tezuka, Osamu. Adolf: A Tale of the Twentieth Century (1983)
Oct. 31: Topic: Senses and Emotions in Manga
Discussion focus: Miyazaki, Hayao. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. (1984)
Nov. 7: Topic: Gender and Sexuality in Manga
Discussion focus: Takahashi, Rumiko. Ranma ½ (1988)
Nov. 14: Topic: Genres and the Commodification of Manga
Discussion focus: Watsuki, Nobuhiro. Rurouni Kenshin (1994)
Nov. 21: Topic: Fan Culture and Manga
Discussion focus: Yazawa, Ai Nana. (1999)
Nov. 28: Topic: New Directions in Manga
Discussion focus: Ohba, Tsugumi & Obata, Takeshi. Death Note (2003)
And I know a lot of people will be happy with Death Note in the reading list. haha Probably 3/4 of our club. There are a lot of great titles in the upcoming seminar. I'm jealous. lol 