International Conference on Japanese Studies

Special Screening of "Illustrated By: Filipino Invasion of U.S. Comics"

There will be a special screening of "Illustrated By" on 23 January 2015
6:00 pm - Onwards

“Illustrated By” Documentary

Synopsis:

Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, The X-Men – characters recognized all over the world. What may not be known is that, since the 1970’s, Filipinos have had a significant contribution in these and other characters’ mythologies. “Illustrated By”: Filipino Invasion of U.S. Comics is a full-length documentary film tracing the phenomenon of Filipino comic artists breaking into the U.S. mainstream. The movie aims to pay tribute to many of these ignored, unacknowledged talents, and showcase their gorgeous artwork.

FEATURED INTERVIEWS
Gerry Alanguilan
Alfredo Alcala, Jr.
C.B. Cebulski
Jiggy Cruz
Max-C Cubacub
Tony DeZuniga
Noel Fernandez
Ernest Jocson
Jun Lofamia
Gilbert Monsanto
Abe Ocampo
Carlo Pagulayan
Stephen Segovia
Budjette Tan
Harvey Tolibao
Wilson Tortosa
Dennis Villegas
Leinil Yu

ILLUSTRATED BY CREDITS LIST

Director
PEPPER MARCELO

Producer
EMILY MARCELO
YSH CABANA

Co-Producer
GERRY ALANGUILAN

Production Managers
KARR COTOMORA
NIKKI ROQUERO

Camera
ALFRED PEREZ

Sound
CARLO DELA TORRE
ANDREW TOPACIO

Editor
VINNIE PACLEB
DARWIN ROSALES

Camera Assistant
VICENTE DIAZ

Manga and the Manga-esque: New Perspectives to a Global Culture
15th Annual International Conference on Japanese Studies and the 6th Women’s Manga Conference
22-23 January 2015
Ateneo de Manila University

PROGRAMME
Day 1 Venue: Leong Auditorium

8:30 Registration and Coffee Break

9:30 Welcome Remarks
Filomeno V. Aguilar Jr., Ph.D. Dean, School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University

Opening Remarks
Shūji Takatori, Director, The Japan Foundation

10:00-12:00 Plenary Session 1: Manga and the Manga-esque

Considering the ‘Mangaesque’ as a Cultural Condition: Where Japanese Studies and Manga Studies May Meet
Jaqueline Berndt, Kyoto Seika University

The Role of National Mediators in the Construction of the Global Meaning of Manga
Zoltan Kacsuk, Kyoto Seika University

Manga-esque in a Single Frame: An Exploration of the Bounds of Japanese Irasuto and Cartoons
Ronald Stewart, Prefectural University of Hiroshima

12:00 – 12:30 Artist Session 1: Philippine
Moderated by Elbert Or
Elbert Or, Robert Magnuson, Ace Vitangcol

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:00 Artist Session 2: Women’s Manga in Singapore
Moderated by Fusami Ogi and Jaqueline Berndt
FSc

2:00 – 3:30 Paper Session 1: Manga-esque in Southeast Asia

The Domestication of Japanese Manga Representation in Malaysia : The Universality of Visual Language and Cultural Characteristics
Suraya Md Nasir, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Manga in the Philippines: from niche market to an (invisible) market
Ma. Victoria Cayton, University of Asia and the Pacific

“OTAKU NO RIKO”: Gratifications Derived from Filipino Anime Engagements
Thea Pamela Pauline A. Javier, M.C., San Sebastian College Recolectos - Manila

3:30 – 4:00 Artist Session 3: Vietnam
Moderated by Fusami Ogi and Jaqueline Berndt
Nguyen Thanh Phong

4:00-4:15 Coffee Break

4:15-4:45 Artist Session 4: Women Comics in the Philippines
Moderated by: Kristine Michelle Santos
Tin Tin Pantoja, Black Ink Comics

4:45 – 5:30 Paper Session 2: Frameworks in Popular Culture Studies

Performing 2.5 dimensional characters: Cosplay as a Practice in Hybrid Reality
Akiko Sugawa-Shimada, Yokohama National University

Glocalizing Appearance: Filipino Cosplayers and the Mukokuseki Aesthetic
Tiffany Lim, University of Tokyo

Quantitative research in manga/anime studies: Methodological considerations and three Europe-based surveys
Marco Pellitteri, Kobe University

Day 2 Venue: Leong Hall

9:00 Registration

9:30-11:00 Plenary Session 2: Women’s Manga in Japan

Manga-esque Hybridity Coming out of Women’s Manga
Fusami Ogi, Chikushi Jogakuen University

On Sexual Issues of Aging Women: Shungiku Uchida and Challenges in Women’s Manga
Kotaro Nakagaki. Daito Bunka University

“What Female Manga Artists are doing with Shakespeare”
Yukari Yoshihara, University of Tsukuba

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15-11:45 Artist Session 4: Women’s Manga in Indonesia

Moderated by Febriani Shihombing
Jhosephine Tanuwidjaya and Stephani Soejono

11:45-12:45 Lunch

12:45-1:15 Artist’s Session 5: Malaysia
Moderated by Gan Sheuo Hui
Shieko

1:15-2:15 Plenary Session 4: Manga and the Manga-esque in Southeast Asia

Analysis of the Terminology “Komik Indonesia” in Indonesian Comics: A Discussion Case Study of Three Indonesia Comics Exhibition after 2000
Febriani Sihombing, Tohoku University

Locally Made! – The Gag Comics in Malaysia
Gan Sheuo Hui, National University of Singapore

2:15 – 3:15 Paper Session 3:Women and Manga Beyond Japan

Girls' Dōjinshi in the Philippines: Challenges and Transformations in Local Girls’ Culture
Kristine Michelle Santos, Wollongong University

Kartoon-y: Boys' Love Manga Flourishes in Conservative Thailand
Poowin Bunyavejchewin and Ormwajee Pibool, Thammasat University

3:15 – 3:30 Coffee Break

3:30 – 4:30 Paper Session 4: Women and Japanese Manga

Defining Yuri Fandom in Japan: Women and Men Reading and Writing About Girl–Girl Romance Media
James Welker, Kanagawa University

On the role of characterization and engagement in shōjo-manga as a genre
Giancarla Unser-Schutz, Rissho University

4:30 - 5:00 Artist Session 5: China’s Artist Panel

Moderated by Jaqueline Berndt
Luo Rongrong

5:00 - 6:00 Paper Session 5: Gender and Japanese Manga

Winry, Hinata, Mikasa: Feminine Imagery in Shōnen Manga and Japan’s Masculinist Cultural Nationalism
Hansley A. Juliano, Ateneo de Manila University

Sex Tourism, Filipina Brides, and Japanese Comics
Ryan Holmberg, The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

6:00 - 6:10 Ending Remarks
Karl Ian Uy Cheng Chua, Director, Japaese Studies Program

6:10 – 7:30 Special Screening of “Illustrated By: Filipino Invasion of US Comics”

REGISTRATION FORM

Illustration in Conference poster by Kiko Dans
Conference poster layout by Elbert Or

15th Annual International Conference on Japanese Studies & the 6th Women’s Manga Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS
15th Annual International Conference on Japanese Studies &
the 6th Women’s Manga Conference
A Joint International Conference
by Ateneo de Manila University, Japanese Studies Program
with the support of the Japan Foundation, Manila Office
and
Women’s MANGA Research Project (JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 24320047)

Manga and the Manga-esque: New Perspectives to a Global Culture

DATES: 22-25 January, 2015
VENUE: Ateneo de Manila University, Manila

OVERVIEW:
In the recent years, academic scholarship towards popular culture has been increasing. But why study Manga? Like all forms of popular culture, the consumption of such can produce social norms, establish social boundaries, and create rituals that generate social solidarity, generate innovation, and pave the way for social change, becoming a powerful and oft ignored media. The Japanese Government has realized this potential and has been using manga and anime as part of its soft power diplomacy. Recently, South Korea has been doing the same with K-pop and K-drama. Furthermore, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs has begun a campaign using Filipino komiks and animation. But none of these media have the same influence as manga. Manga, a Japanese term, which has now been accepted not only to refer to the comics published in Japan, but to also refer to works published in the various localities which derive their inspiration from that coming from Japan. While there have been several conferences and scholarship dealing with the topic of manga, the literature is quite divided between the lines of Western-based and Japanese-based scholarship. The Philippines becomes an interesting setting for a conference on manga, with its hybridized culture. The conference will not only provide fresh perspectives towards the study of manga, but will include studies of the manga-esque. The study of the manga-esque not only provides a peek towards Japan's influence to the local culture, but also provides a peak towards the cultural negotiations of their creators to their local culture. The proposed conference would invite distinguished manga scholars from Japan and the world, which will then provide fresh perspectives in studying manga as a global culture

The conference organizers welcome paper submissions that are aligned with this year’s conference theme. It hopes to generate discussion that aims to enhance knowledge on manga and comic studies, the use of manga in the classrooms, and Asian perspectives to the study and teaching of popular culture. The conference particularly encourages critical studies in the following areas:

• Comparative studies on manga and manga-esque works
• Manga in a globalized world
• Theories on Manga Studies
• Manga in the classroom

NOTE: As this conference is co-hosted by Women’s MANGA Research Project (JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 24320047), there will be special panels on women and manga. Proposals of above areas focusing on gender and women are also welcome.

Other related topics are also welcome. Please email the abstracts and short bio to jspadmu@gmail.com on or before 30 September 2014. All submissions will be refereed.

The conference will consist of sessions with 20 min. for each paper
(+ sufficient Q&A time) and artist talks

Abstracts and bios should be in English. Please include a title, your name, affiliation, contact details (mailing address, email) and a brief description of your paper (maximum of 500 words).

KEYWORDS:
comics/komiks/manga, Asia, cultures, locality, hybridity, globalization, Philippines, Japan, women, gender,

Please direct any inquiries and submissions to Karl Ian CHENG CHUA (kchengchua@gmail.com), Akiko SUGAWA-SHIMADA (akikosugawa@ynu.ac.jp) or Fusami OGI (fogi@chikushi-u.ac.jp).

PUBLICATION PLANS:
We are planning to have a special issue of an academic journal based on the conference.

2014 Nihongo Conference Program

Over the last few decades, there has been a remarkable change in the situation of second/foreign language. Multiculturalism and multilingualism have been adopted in many countries, and a demand for translingual competence has been increasing, responding globalization and the consequent cross-border phenomena in the world. The creation of the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR) in 2001 has brought about an immense impact on theory and practice in pedagogical settings of second/foreign languages. For Japanese language, the Japan Foundation Standards for Japanese-Language Education in 2010, which essentially adopted the CEFR’s conceptual framework and objective criteria, has been gradually transforming the situation of Japanese as Foreign Language.

The Philippines, which is inherently a multiligual country, have long embraced the dominance of English language. Recognizing the global trend, however, the new K-12 Basic Education Program was planned to include the implementation of foreign language subjects, including Japanese, in the school curricula in secondary education in 2014. With this background, the conference is a response to the urgent need to foster the extensive and profound understanding of language, and develop language research. The objectives of the conference are to discuss the various research topics and approaches in dealing with Japanese language, and promote original language research in various social settings. The conference is not limited to Japanese language education but the politics of language as well as the relation between society and language are also within its scope.

This conference is organized by Japanese Studies Program, School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University in cooperation with Kritika Kultura: A Referred Electric Journal of Literary/Cultural and Language Studies, Ateneo de Manila University, and the Department of Linguistics, the University of the Philippines. It is partially funded by the Japan Foundation.

PROGRAMME
DAY 1

8:00                Registration
9:00    Opening Remarks
   Welcoming Remarks

9:15 – 10:35   Session 1: Japanese Language in Globalization

Katsumi Kakazu, Former Director of the Japan Foundation, Bangkok

Foreign/Second Language Production and Education from the Perspective of Language Processing
Shigenori Wakabayashi, Chuo University

10:35 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:20 Session 2: Multilingual Japan

Japanese Language Education for Inclusive Society of Japan: Japanese Sign Language as Second Language
Harumi Kimura, Hitotsubashi University and the College of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities

Language Education towards Multiculturism: Issues and Prospects
Hiroyuki Nomoto, Tokyo Metropolitan University

12:20 – 2:00    Lunch

2:00 – 2:30   Book Launching
                     Japan: Migration and a Multicultural Society
                     Edited by Lydia Yu Jose and Johanna O. Zulueta

2:30 – 4:00    Session 3: Language Acquisition and ICT

mLearning: Using ICT to Create Interactive Digitized Branching Storybooks to Learn Japanese Language and Culture
Michel Syson, Ateneo de Manila University

Developing an Intelligent Tutoring System for Japanese Particles as an Extension to Classroom Learning
Zachary Chung, Ateneo de Manila University

DAY 2

8:30 – 9:00 Registration

9:00 – 10:15 Session 4: Culture in Language: Gender, Politeness and Contingency

Influence of gender in Japanese
Lam Ngoc Nhu Truc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau University

Gender distinction in the Japanese Language Education in the Philippines
Joy Ann Faith Francisco, University of East and Ateneo de Manila University

A Pilot Investigation on Politeness strategies of refusals by Indonesian Learners of Japanese: A Comparative Study
Lisda Nurjaleka, Semarang State University

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:45 Session 5: Language Policies and Pedagogy

Variable Japanese Language Instruction and the Global Nihongojin
Alexander Macainag, Noemi Gabines, Rosario Ocho, Revie Rose Pegarido and Takahiro Matsui, Japanese Language Education Conference Committee, Cebu

Developing Japanese Language Materials for the 21st Century Filipino Learners: "entree - Halina! Be a Nihongojin!!"
Chisato Ofune, Florinda Amparo A. Palma Gil and Ria P. Rafael, The Japan Foundation, Manila and the University of the Philippines

11:45 – 12:00 Closing Remarks

Conference fees:

Php 800 for professionals and Php 300 for students

Conference fees for professionals include a conference kit, as well as 2 snacks and lunch. For students, includes a conference program and 2 snacks and lunch

For inquiries and reservations please contact the Japanese Studies Program, Ateneo de Manila University at 426-60-01 loc. 5248 or japanese@admu.edu.ph

Call for Papers

14th Annual International Conference on Japanese Studies
Nihongo in Globalization: Language Education, Societies and Power
グローバル化する日本語を考える：言語教育、多文化社会と国家
24-25 January 2014
Ateneo de Manila University

Over the last few decades, there has been a remarkable change in the situation of second/foreign language education. Multiculturalism and multilingualism have been adopted in many countries, and a demand for translingual competence has been increasing along with globalization and the consequent cross-border phenomena in the world. The creation of the Common European Framework of References for Languages and the following JF Standards has brought about an immense impact on the practice in pedagogical settings of second/foreign languages. With this background, the conference is a response to the urgent need to foster an extensive and profound understanding of second/foreign language, and develop theories and methodologies of language research relevant to the current state and future prospects.

The guest speakers include: Prof. Katsumi Kakazu (National Chengchi University), Ms. Harumi Kimura (Hitotsubashi University), Prof. Hiroyuki Nomoto (Tokyo Metropolitan University), and Prof. Shigenori Wakabayashi (Chuo University).

The conference organizers welcome paper submissions that are aligned with this year’s conference theme. It hopes to generate discussion that aims to enhance knowledge on language, innovate practice of language teaching, and direct language research toward multicultural inclusiveness. The conference particularly encourages critical studies in the following areas:

Japanese language in globalization
Japanese languages in multicultural society
Cultural literacy and Japanese as second/foreign language
Japanese language and colonialism
Gender and Japanese language
Diversity, variability, and standardization of Japanese language
Information and Communications Technology and Japanese language

Other related topics are also welcome. Please email abstracts to jspadmu@gmail.com on or before 15 October 2013. All submissions will be refereed.

Venue: Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
Dates: 24 and 25 January 2014
Fees: waived

We very much hope to see you there.

Conference Conveners:

Karl Ian Cheng Chua, Ph.D.
Hiroko Nagai, Ph.D.
Japanese Studies Program
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

This conference is organized by Japanese Studies Program, School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University in cooperation with Kritika Kultura: A Referred Electric Journal of Literary/Cultural and Language Studies, Ateneo de Manila University, and the Department of Linguistics, the University of the Philippines with the support of the Japan Foundation.

Guidelines on Abstract Submissions

1.       Abstracts should be 300-500 words in English and should be written in a style that is accessible to non-academic audiences. The topical area/s into which the abstract falls may also be indicated.
2.       Submissions should include the author’s name, institutional affiliation and complete contact information (e-mail address, telephone number and mailing address).
3.       Please send abstracts to jspadmu@gmail.com by 15 October 2013.
4.       The notification of acceptance will be sent by mid-November 2013.

Wallpaper credits: http://www.yunphoto.net

2013 Disaster Conference Revised Programme

PROGRAMME

Day 1 Venue: Leong Auditorium

8:00 Registration

9:00 Welcome Remarks

Filomeno V. Aguilar, Ph.D

Dean, School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University

Opening Remarks

Shūji Takatori,

Director, The Japan Foundation Manila Office

9:30-10:00 Documentary Film

Lessons from a Disaster: The Great East Japan Earthquake

10:00-11:50 Session 1:

Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction for the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Satoshi TANAKA, Ph.D

Fuji Tokoha University and Graduate School

Business Responses to Crisis: Conflicting Paradigms and Reorientation

Hendrik Meyer-Ohle, Ph.D

National University of Singapore

11:50-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 Documentary Film

Can You See the Lights? First Festival after the Tsunami

2:00-2:15 Coffee Break

2:15-4:05 Session 2:

Social Capital, Social Media and Sociality in Post-3.11 Japan

David H. Slater, Ph.D

Sophia University

Filipino Communities in Tohoku after the Disasters of March 11

Takefumi Terada, Ph.D

Sophia University

4:05 Closing Remarks

Antonio G. M. La Viña, LLB, LLM, JSD, Dean, Ateneo School of Government

Day 2 Venue: Leong Hall

8:30 Registration

9:00-10:30 Session 3:

Reviving Tohoku after 3/11: Food Heritage Preservation and Tourism

Stephanie Assmann, Ph.D

Akita University,

Risk Distribution of Fukushima-related Disaster Waste―From a Risk Governance Perspective

Miori NAGASHIMA, Setsuko ICHIHARA and Etsuko ITOKAWA

Research Faculty of Media and Communication, Hokkaido University

Medical Disaster in the 3-11 Triple Tragedy in Northeastern Japan: An Analysis of Disaster Response Issues and Problems

Arnel E. Joven, Ph.D

University of Asia and the Pacific

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break

10:45-12:15 Session 4:

Social Capital and volunteerism after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Cecilia Manoliu

University of Tsukuba

Disaster Vulnerability and Coping in a Foreign Environments: The Narrative of the

Pinoy Scholars in Tohoku During 3.11

Lisette R. Robles

Sophia University

The March 2011 Japan Disaster: Trade and Economic Implications to the

Philippines

Ferdinand T. Abocejo

Cebu Normal University

12:15 Closing Remarks

2013 International Conference of Japanese Studies

“The 3.11 Disaster of Japan: Vulnerability, Loss, and Social Transformation”

25-26 January 2013

Ateneo de Manila University

PROGRAMME

Day 1 Venue: Leong Auditorium

8:30 Registration

9:30 Welcome Remarks

Filomeno V. Aguilar, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University

Opening Remarks

Shūji Takatori

Director, the Japan Foundation Manila Office

10:00-12:30 Session 1:

Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction for the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Satoshi Tanaka

Fuji Tokoha University and Graduate School

Business Responses to Crisis: Conflicting Paradigms and Reorientation

Hendrik Meyer-Ohle, Ph.D

National University of Singapore

No Title

Atty. Violeta S. Seva,

General Secretary, Earthquakes and Megacities Initiatives

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:30 Documentary Film

Can You See the Lights? First Festival after the Tsunami

2:30-2:45 Coffee Break

2:45-4:00 Session 2:

Social Capital, Social Media and Sociality in Post-3.11 Japan

David H. Slater, Ph.D.

Sophia University

Filipino Communities in Tohoku after the Disasters of March 11

Takefumi Terada, Ph.D.

Sophia University

4:00 Reminders for Day 2

Day 2 Venue: Leong Hall

8:30 Registration

9:00-10:30 Session 3:

Reviving Tohoku after 3/11: Food Heritage Preservation and Tourism

Stephanie Assmann, Ph.D

Akita University

Risk Distribution of Fukushima-related Disaster Waste―From a Risk Governance Perspective

Miori NAGASHIMA, Setsuko ICHIHARA and Etsuko ITOKAWA

Research Faculty of Media and Communication, Hokkaido University

Medical Disaster in the 3-11 Triple Tragedy in Northeastern Japan: An Analysis of Disaster Response Issues and Problems

Arnel E. Joven, Ph.D

University of Asia and the Pacific

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break

10:45-12:15 Session 4:

Social Capital and volunteerism after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Cecilia Manoliu

University of Tsukuba

Disaster Vulnerability and Coping in a Foreign Environment:

The Narrative of the Pinoy Scholars in Tohoku during 3.11

Lisette R. Robles

Sophia University

The March 2011 Japan Disaster:

Trade and Economic Implications to the Philippines

Ferdinand T. Abocejo

Cebu Normal University

12:15 Closing Remarks