Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
LaGuardia Community College (E-111)
31-10 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
Did you know that there is a lot more to manga than just DBZ, One Piece and Naruto? Join us at this exciting discussion and Q&A with scholars and students and learn more about different kinds of manga/manhua/manhwa.
**LaGuardia Community College, E-111 on 5/6/14 from 2:30-4:30 pm.**
Panelists include:
– Christian Velasco – “American Comics & Japanese Manga: Themes, Character Portrayals & Drawing Styles.”
– Elizabeth Arestyl – “Manga, Manhua, and Manhwa: Postwar Distribution, Globalization.”
– Prof. CJ Suzuki from Baruch College – the gekiga genre in Japan from the ’60’s and ’70’s, and how it illustrated social concerns that contrasted with the mainstream social discourse
– Ed Chavez, Vertical Publishing – on manga publishing and distribution in the US
For more information about the event, please visit:
http://www.laguardia.edu/ahc/events.htm