Yokaiden

Author : Monica Chiu
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 988813938X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drawing New Color Lines written by Monica Chiu and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global circulation of comics, manga, and other such visual mediums between North America and Asia produces transnational meanings no longer rooted in a separation between "Asian" and "American." Drawing New Color Lines explores the culture, production, and history of contemporary graphic narratives that depict Asian Americans and Asians. It examines how Japanese manga and Asian popular culture have influenced Asian American comics; how these comics and Asian American graphic narratives depict the "look" of race; and how these various representations are interpreted in nations not of their production. By focusing on what graphic narratives mean for audiences in North America and those in Asia, the collection discusses how Western theories about the ways in which graphic narratives might successfully overturn derogatory caricatures are themselves based on contested assumptions; and illustrates that the so-called odorless images featured in Japanese manga might nevertheless elicit interpretations about race in transnational contexts. With contributions from experts based in North America and Asia, Drawing New Color Lines will be of interest to scholars in a variety of disciplines, including Asian American studies, cultural and literary studies, comics and visual studies. "Drawing New Color Lines makes an exciting contribution to the rapidly expanding inquiry at the crossroads of Asian American literary studies, graphic narrative studies, and transnational studies. Foregrounding the shifting meanings of race within, across, and between various national contexts, the fifteen essays in Chiu's collection explore the visual dimensions of Asian American transnational literary culture with originality and offer particular insight into the complexities of production, interpretation, and reception for graphic narrative." — Pamela Thoma, author of Asian American Women's Popular Literature: Feminizing Genres and Neoliberal Belonging "An informative, smart, and necessary collection. Drawing New Color Lines investigates a growing and important field—transnational Asian American comics—with sophistication and breadth." — Hillary Chute, author of Graphic Women: Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics and Outside the Box: Interviews with Contemporary Cartoonists

Author : Nina Matsumoto
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 9780345503275
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yōkaiden written by Nina Matsumoto and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Hamachi ventures into the world of spirits, the yokai, to find the impish creature who caused his grandmother's death.

Author : Gail de Vos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Happens Next? written by Gail de Vos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book uncovers the history behind urban legends and explains how the contemporary iterations of familiar fictional tales provide a window into the modern concerns—and digital advancements—of our society. What do ghost hunting, legend tripping, and legendary monsters have in common with email hoaxes, chain letters, and horror movies? In this follow-up to Libraries Unlimited's Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7–12, author Gail de Vos revisits popular urban legends, and examines the impact of media—online, social, and broadcast—on their current iterations. What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture traces the evolution of contemporary legends from the tradition of oral storytelling to the sharing of stories on the Internet and TV. The author examines if the popularity of contemporary legends in the media has changed the form, role, and integrity of familiar legends. In addition to revisiting some of the legends highlighted in her first book, de Vos shares new tales in circulation which she sees as a direct result of technological advancements.

Author : Bryan Senn
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147662691X
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Werewolf Filmography written by Bryan Senn and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-02-08 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the horrific to the heroic, cinematic werewolves are metaphors for our savage nature, symbolizing the secret, bestial side of humanity that hides beneath our civilized veneer. Examining acknowledged classics like The Wolf Man (1941) and The Howling (1981), as well as overlooked gems like Dog Soldiers (2011), this comprehensive filmography covers the highs and lows of the genre. Information is provided on production, cast and filmmakers, along with critical discussion of the tropes and underlying themes that make the werewolf a terrifying but fascinating figure.

Author : Nina Matsumoto
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0345503295
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yokaiden 2 written by Nina Matsumoto and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yokai are Japanese spirits, and young Hamachi is fascinated by them. Now he continues his quest deep into the Yokai realm in the hopes of finding Madkap, the kappa (water spirit) he believes has killed his grandmother. Armed with nothing but a sacred rope and a lucky kappa’s foot, Hamachi has made two friends to help him on his journey: Lumi the talking lantern, and newly awakened, the umbrella that once belonged to his grandfather! (Don’t ask.) Their first stop is the home of the legendary fox spirit the Ninetails, who promises to help in Hamachi’s quest if Hamachi can retrieve three lost items. But can Hamachi really find them, or does the Ninetails just want Hamachi to fail so he can keep the human boy as a pet? Includes special extras after the story!

Author : Nina Matsumoto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780525617679
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yōkaiden written by Nina Matsumoto and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Hamachi ventures into the world of spirits--the yokai--to find the impish creature who caused his grandmother's death.

Author : B.M. Gage
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359654703
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trapped : Some Stories Are Better Left Untold written by B.M. Gage and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-07-28 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaiden Green is a local music producer who seems to have it all; a large fan base, gorgeous women around him, money; the only thing that's missing, is love. That is, until he falls for 18-year-old Christina Parker; a single mother who's trying to get her life together. Once Christina has a life-threatening experience, she quickly decides it's time for a change. As she and Kaiden grow closer, there are outsiders who wish to tear them apart; including those from within their own homes. In this tale of lust, romance, love, and betrayal, it is evident that everything that isn't what it seems, and one must learn that even the devil once wore a halo.

Author : Zília Papp
Publisher : Global Oriental
ISBN 13 : 9004202870
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anime and Its Roots in Early Japanese Monster Art written by Zília Papp and published by Global Oriental. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese anime plays a major role in modern popular visual culture and aesthetics, yet this is the first study which sets out to put today’s anime in historical context by tracking the visual links between Edo- and Meiji- period painters and the post-war period animation and manga series ‘Gegegeno Kitaro’ by Mizuki Shigeru.

Author : Walter Wainio
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323147607
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mammalian Mitochondrial Respiratory chain written by Walter Wainio and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mammalian Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain provides the vocabulary related to the mitochondrial respiratory chain in mammalian species. It explores the heterogeneous nature of mitochondria, the mammalian mitochondrial cytochromes, the concept of a respiratory chain for the oxidation of substrates, the cytochrome and non-cytochrome components of the chain, and the role of the respiratory chain in energy conservation. Organized into five chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the structure and composition of mitochondria in heart, liver, kidney, and brain before turning to the NADH oxidase system and its ability to generate one additional high-energy bond for every pair of electrons transferred compared to the succinate oxidase system. It also describes electron transfer in the respiratory chain and inhibitors of the respiratory chain such as antimycin A, along with differences in the pathways of electrons from succinate, choline, and NADH to oxygen as well as systems mediated by electron-transferring flavoprotein. The reader is also introduced to the processes involved in the fragmentation, extraction, and recombination of mitochondria; artificial electron acceptors such as phenazine methosulfate and artificial electron donors such as ascorbate and tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine; and the role of flavoproteins, including flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide, in electron transport. The book concludes with a chapter that explains how the oxidation-reductions of the respiratory chain release energy in discrete packets. Graduate students and beginning researchers in biology will find this book extremely helpful.

Author : Holly Thompson
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press
ISBN 13 : 1611725186
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tomo written by Holly Thompson and published by Stone Bridge Press. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This aptly named fiction anthology—tomo means “friend” in Japanese—is a true labor of friendship to benefit teens in Japan whose lives were upended by the violent earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Authors from Japan and around the world have contributed works of fiction set in or related to Japan. Young adult English-language readers will be able to connect with their Japanese counterparts through stories of contemporary Japanese teens, ninja and yokai teens, folklore teens, mixed-heritage teens, and non-Japanese teens who call Japan home. Tales of friendship, mystery, love, ghosts, magic, science fiction, and history will propel readers to Japan past and present and to Japanese universes abroad. Edited and with a foreword by Holly Thompson, Tomo contributing authors include Naoko Awa, Deni Bechard, Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, Liza Dalby, Megumi Fujino, Andrew Fukuda, Alan Gratz, Katrina Toshiko Grigg-Saito, Suzanne Kamata, Sachiko Kashiwaba, Kelly Luce, Shogo Oketani and Leza Lowitz, Ryusuke Saito, Graham Salisbury, Fumio Takano, and Wendy Tokunaga, among others. Through understanding comes compassion and the desire to help; portions of the proceeds of Tomo will be donated to ongoing relief efforts for teens in Japan. Holly Thompson is a longtime writing teacher and resident of Japan and author of the young adult verse novel Orchards, which was nominated for a 2012 YALSA/ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults award. She serves as the regional advisor for the Tokyo chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.