Rant time

[Iraira]

Ok, just have to vent. Friends and I at the usual tachnomiya in Shinjuku-sanchome. yeah, I know I don't drink, but I dig on their ukon cha, they yakitori is good, and the environment works for me. Standing at the table behind me are other 4 gaijin, all mid/late 20s, and they had a discussion for over an hour about the philosophy behind manga & anime.
Now, ok, if you're into it, you're into it, but it was how they discussed it that made me homicidal.
"The mis-an-scene was deeply reminiscent of some of the early works of Kurasawa, with particular emphasis of the diametric and what the French describe as...."

Holy fucking shit, they're giving doctorates in manga/anime studies now?

The lecture continued, "Due to my understanding of the culture, I am able to ascertain the finer points of the director's message with help of the subtitles."

Yeah, right.

I'm starting to understand Takechan's feelings regarding a few issues.

[hundefar]

It is like that every day at Japanese Studies at a random university.

[Bucky]

Bucky daughter complains regularly about students in her high school Japanese class here in the Seattle area. There seem to be so many anime geek-types dumbing-down the class.

They start young.

[prolly]

ive heard equally inane discussions on just about everything in that way. anime and manga is no different. it's what idiots do.

[sillygirl]

Swift punch to the head should cure that...

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Holy fucking shit, they're giving doctorates in manga/anime studies now?

Sounds like here...

[Iraira]

Swift punch to the head should cure that...

I was thinking of adding a clause to the VISA requirement section.

Do you talk about mange and anime in a way that would have put Andy Warhol to sleep?
Yes, ENTRY DENIED! Assemble the firing squad.

[Behan]

I'm starting to understand Takechan's feelings regarding a few issues.

One of them was Takepoo.

[TennoChinko]

ho ho ho!





http://www.tuj.ac.jp/newsite/main/joblistings/faculty090630b.html

Adjunct Faculty in Asian Studies (Manga)
Department

Undergraduate Program

Position Type

Part time, temporary (one semester-based contract)

Period

Spring 2010 (January 12 - April 21, 2010)

Salary & Benefit

In accordance with the pay scale determined and used in the program.

Overview of Position

Adjunct faculty position in Asian studies for undergraduate program at Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ). Courses will be offered to fulfill Asian studies and other undergraduate major requirements.

For more information on the Asian studies program operated by TUJ, please click here.

For more information on the undergraduate programs, please click here.

Teaching Fields

Candidate must be able to teach survey courses in Manga (Art and/or Japanese Popular Culture)

Qualifications & Experiences

Instruction is in English and fluency in English is required. Ph.D. in Asian art, visual art or relevant field is preferred. Ph.D. candidates may also apply. Master degree holders with significant teaching or research experience will also be considered.

Application Process

Review of applications will begin immediately. Please send applications to jobs@tuj.ac.jp with: (a) a letter of application; (b) full academic c.v.; (c) two references and their contact information.

[dimwit]

"The mis-an-scene was deeply reminiscent of some of the early works of Kurasawa, with particular emphasis of the diametric and what the French describe as...."

The lecture continued, "Due to my understanding of the culture, I am able to ascertain the finer points of the director's message with help of the subtitles."

Pretense, postmodernism and anime. Now there's a winner for yea. But I am wondering what part of the tentacle porn they were watching reminded them of Kurasawa?

[BO-SENSEI]

The religion professor at my old university wrote an article about the religious symbols in Evangelion, he was kind of eccentric but knew his shit. I even had a discussion about how some anime was an allegory for how Christians and the West view and deal with the Middle East and Muslim people.

Personally I don't really have a problem with their discussion, kind of like how people discuss the symbols and meanings of the Star Wars movies or Tarantino flicks. I much would prefer these guys to be talking about something like that than some mindless drivel about which is their favorite anime charater.

Tentacle porn comes from a famous wood-block print about a fisherman's wife being raped by an octopus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife

[james]

Tentacle porn comes from a famous wood-block print about a fisherman's wife being raped by an octopus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife