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Anime And War, Carol Sun
Anime And War, Carol Sun
Honors Papers and Posters
This poster examines the growth and development of anime in Japan in post-World War II Japan, particularly its ability to make audiences question the trajectory of humanity and society and to "critique the society that relies on technology...as a means to prevent or discourage war and conflict".
Bringing Anime To Academic Libraries: A Recommended Core Collection, Laura Pope Robbins
Bringing Anime To Academic Libraries: A Recommended Core Collection, Laura Pope Robbins
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The author discusses Japanese anime and manga in the context of academic libraries. She notes that, while collections support the study of popular culture and give students access to materials that will engage them...they fail to include amime.
To rectify this, the author discusses a core list of anime titles for academic library collection development. This list was assembled based upon the author’s twenty-plus years of viewing anime and is the culmination of a sabbatical in which the author studied the history of Japanese animation and read extensively from acknowledged experts in the field. The films included here have stood …