| SP.270 Japanese Animation: Spring 2002  Instructor: Mr. Sean Leonard (seantek) Staff supervisor: Dr. Peter Dourmashkin (padour) Monday and Wednesday, 3:30-5 and Monday Evening, Room 24-611 Enrollment is limited to 20. Please contact Sean Leonard (seantek@mit.edu) if you have a time conflict. ARC Listing: web/arc/seminars.shtml |
The popularity of Japanese animation (anime) is increasing worldwide. This
course introduces students to this contemporary form and its associated institutions
by considering anime as medium, art, culture, and industry. Both new and experienced
students will explore series and topics in depth, comparing the anime form with
other artistic works. The course will examine works by specific directors (Oshii
Mamoru, Ishiguro Noboru, Miyazaki Hayao) and studios (Gainax, AIC, Production
I.G.), and will include guest speakers from the US and Japan.
Enrollment is limited to 20 students - please contact the instructor before
the seminar, to ensure that space is available. All levels (undergrad, grad,
staff/faculty) are welcome. Units will be arranged by the instructor (expected
6-12). If you have a time conflict or unit limit, but want to take the class,
contact the instructor.
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Brief Note on Expectations and RelevanceStudents are expected to keep an online journal, participate in discussion, analyze several series, and complete a significant project. This course is designed to be fun and interactive, while it builds a rigorous understanding of the anime medium through its history, its artists, and its institutions. Special consideration will be given to the representation of engineering and technology embedded in the anime form. This subject is relevant to all realms of academic inquiry, and should attract students who share interests in media studies, in communications, in commercial and industrial structures, in art and visual form, in gender treatment, and in Japanese culture, fan culture, and cross-cultural studies. If you are concerned about the course units because of a credit limit, you can still take the class: contact the instructor.
