ANIME:schedule-09

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Contents 1 WEEK 1 1.1 What is Anime? 2 WEEK 2 2.1 Reconciling the Future: The Space Opera 3 WEEK 3 3.1 Reconciling the Past: Post-War Reflections 4 WEEK 4 4.1 Ghibli and Identity: Man and Nature 5 WEEK 5 5.1 Ghibli and Identity: Folklore and Fantasy 6 WEEK 6 6.1 Gender Definitions: Boys Vs. Girls 7 WEEK 7 7.1 Gender Bending 8 WEEK 8 9 WEEK 9 9.1 Corporeality: Transformation and Collapse 10 WEEK 10 10.1 Corporeality: Mecha and Modified Bodies 11 WEEK 11 11.1 Psychology: Finding Enlightenment 12 WEEK 12 12.1 Psychology: Day of Reckoning 13 WEEK 13 13.1 Culture Jamming (w/Edward) 14 WEEK 14 14.1 Fandom and Otaku 15 WEEK 15 15.1 Anime Futures and Global Markets

[edit] WEEK 1

[edit] What is Anime?

Tue 1/13

• Introductions
• Prep-Lecture: Kimba the White Lion(1965), Mach a GoGoGo(1967) , The Flying Phantom Ship(1969), The Last Unicorn(1982) excerpts
• Determine Presentation Schedule

Thur 1/15

• Read: Napier Part One Intro, Ch. 1 & 2, Drazen Ch. 1.1-1.3
• Screen: Animatrix: Scrolls to Screen(2003), Mighty Atom(1963) episodes 1-3, The Flying Phantom Ship(1969)

[edit] WEEK 2

Tue 1/20

• Discussion: Anime, the early years
• Prep-Lecture: The Space Opera, Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets(1972), Galaxy Express 999(1981), Macross(1982), Interstella 5555(2003) excerpts
• Introduce Series Analysis Project

[edit] Reconciling the Future: The Space Opera

Thur 1/22

• Read: Mitsuhiru “The Space Cruiser Yamato Generation” PDF, Mizuno “When Pacifist Japan Fights” PDF, Drazen Ch 1.15 & 2.2
• Screen: Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise(1987), Farewell Yamato intro
• Screen (outside class - optional): Farewell Space Battleship Yamato(1978)

[edit] WEEK 3

Tue 1/27

• Discussion: The Space Opera
• Prep-Lecture: Post-War Reflections, Panda Go Panda (1972) excerpts
• Screen in class: Barefoot Gen(1983)
• Introduce Studio/Director Paper

[edit] Reconciling the Past: Post-War Reflections

Thur 1/29

• Read: Napier Part Four Intro & Ch. 11, Grave of the Fireflies packet PDF
• Screen: Grave of the Fireflies(1988), My Neighbor Totoro(1988)

[edit] WEEK 4

Tue 2/3

• Student presentation: Andrew Hubbard (Post-War)
• Discussion: Post-War Reflections
• Prep-Lecture: Man and Nature, Gauche the Cellist(1982), Princess Mononoke(1997) excerpts

[edit] Ghibli and Identity: Man and Nature

Thur 2/5

• Read: McCarthy "Nausicaa Valley of the Wind: Princess Messiah" PDF & "Princess Mononoke: The Nature of Love" PDF, Napier Ch. 12, Drazen 1.14 & 2.5, “The Multiplanar Image” (Mech), Cavallaro "The Ghibli Era" PDF
• Screen: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind(1984)
• Screen (outside class): Princess Mononoke (1997)

[edit] WEEK 5

Tue 2/10

• Student presentation: Matt Fellows (Nature)
• Discussion: Man and Nature
• Prep-Lecture: Folklore and Fantasy, Kiki’s Delivery Service(1989), Howl’s Moving Castle(2004) excerpts

[edit] Ghibli and Identity: Folklore and Fantasy

Thur 2/12

• Read: Cavallaro "Spirited Away" PDF & "Howl's Moving Castle" PDF, Drazen 1.4 & 1.12, Napier Part Three Intro & Ch. 8&9
• Screen: Spirited Away(2001)
• Screen (outside class): Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

[edit] WEEK 6

Tue 2/17

• Student presentation: Katie Stebbins (Folklore)
• Discussion: Folklore & Fantasy
• Prep-Lecture: Gender, Cutey Honey(1973), Lupin III(1979), Dragon Ball (1986), Video Girl AI(1992), Tenchi Muyo!(1992), Elfen Lied (2004), Magical Teacher Negima!(2005) excerpts
• Due: Studio/Director Paper

[edit] Gender Definitions: Boys Vs. Girls

Thur 2/19

• Read: Napier Ch. 10, Drazen 1.8, 1.9, 2.6, “The Yin and Yang of Schoolgirl Experiences” (Mech)
• Screen: Urusei Yatsura(1982) episodes 1-2, Azumanga Daioh(2000) episodes 1-3
• Screen (outside class): Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro(1979)

[edit] WEEK 7

Tue 2/24

• Student presentation: Carol-Anne Rutkiewicz (Gender)
• Student presentation: Jeff Butler (Gender)
• Discussion: Gender Definitions
• Prep-Lecture: Gender Bending, Ranma ½(1987), InuYasha(2002), Wolf’s Rain(2003), Gokusen (2004), Honey and Clover (2005) excerpts
• Introduce Manga Analysis Project

[edit] Gender Bending

Thur 2/26

• Read: Napier Ch. 3(pg. 48-62) & 7, “Metamorphosis of the Japanese Girl” (Mech), Drazen 1.7 & 2.3
• Screen: Ranma ½(1987) episodes 1&2, Revolutionary Girl Utena(1997) episode 1 (2 parts), InuYasha(2002) episodes 1-3

[edit] WEEK 8

Tue 3/3 & Thur 3/5 (NO CLASSES – SPRING BREAK)

[edit] WEEK 9

Tue 3/10

• Student presentation: Heather Mooney (Gender Bending)
• Student presentation: Rachel Rositano (Gender Bending)
• Discussion: Gender Bending
• Prep-Lecture: Transformations, Neo Tokyo (1986), Perfect Blue(1997), Millennium Actress(2001), Memories(2005) excerpts

[edit] Corporeality: Transformation and Collapse

Thur 3/12

• Read: Napier Part Two Intro, Ch.3(pg. 39-48) & 4
• Screen: Akira(1988)
• Screen (outside class): Perfect Blue(1997)

[edit] WEEK 10

Tue 3/17

• Student presentation: Daniel Charlip-Blumlein (Transformations)
• Discussion: Transformations
• Prep-Lecture: Modified Bodies, Mobile Suit Gundam(1979), Bubblegum Crisis(1987) excerpts

[edit] Corporeality: Mecha and Modified Bodies

Thur 3/19

• Read: Napier Ch. 5 & 6, Bolton “The Mecha’s Blind Spot” PDF, Orbaugh “Emotional Infectivity” PDF
• Screen: Ghost in the Shell(1989), Patlabor 2 The Movie(1992)

[edit] WEEK 11

Tue 3/24

• Student presentation: Jung Woo Roh (Mecha)
• Discussion: Modified Bodies
• Prep-Lecture: Psychology and Enlightenment, Serial Experiments Lain(1998) episodes 1, Haibane Renmei (2002), Paprika(2006) excerpts

[edit] Psychology: Finding Enlightenment

Thur 3/26

• Read: Napier “When the Machine Stops” PDF, Prevost "The Signal of Noise" PDF, Taylor “Refiguring the Human” & Wolfe “On the Living” PDF
• Screen: Serial Experiments Lain(1998) episodes 2,3,8,11,12,13

[edit] WEEK 12

Tue 3/31

• Student presentation: Mike Hardie (Enlightenment)
• Discussion: Psychology and Enlightenment
• Prep-Lecture: Psychology and Reckoning, Neon Genesis Evangelion(1995) episodes 1-3
• Due: Manga Analysis Project

[edit] Psychology: Day of Reckoning

Thur 4/2

• Read: Napier Ch. 13, Drazen 2.8, Ortega “My Father He Killed Me; My Mother She Ate Me” PDF
• Screen: Neon Genesis Evangelion(1995) episodes 7, 14, 19, 20, 24-26

[edit] WEEK 13

Tue 4/7 (NO CLASS)

• Prep-Lecture: Culture Jamming, Trigun(1998), FLCL(2000), Samurai Champloo(2004), Afro Samurai(2007) excerpts

[edit] Culture Jamming (w/Edward)

Thur 4/9

• Read: Kelts Ch. 1, “The Japan Fad in Global Youth Culture…” (Mech)
• Screen: Cowboy Bebop(1998) episodes 2, 3, 5, 9, 12-14

[edit] WEEK 14

Tue 4/14

• Student presentation: John Cannon (Reckoning)
• Student presentation: Sam Freund (Jamming)
• Student presentation: Joe Cannon (Jamming)
• Discussion: (Psychology and Reckoning) & Culture Jamming
• Prep-Lecture: Otaku, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi(2002), Japanorama:Otaku excerpts

[edit] Fandom and Otaku

Thur 4/16

• Read: “Costuming the Imagination…Cosplay” (Mech), Kelts Ch. 4 & 7, Murakami "Impotence Culture" PDF
• Screen: Otaku no Video(1991), Welcome to the NHK (2006) episodes 1-3

[edit] WEEK 15

Tue 4/21

• Read: Kelts Ch. 9, Napier Conclusion
• Student presentation: George Gardner (Otaku)
• Student presentation: Peter Tutunjian, (Otaku)
• Student presentation:Jacob Nathan (Anime Futures)
• Discussion: Otaku (and Anime Futures)
• Prep-Lecture: Anime Futures, Air(2005), The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya(2006), Lucky Star(2007), Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture(2007) excerpts

[edit] Anime Futures and Global Markets

Thur 4/23

• Screen: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) or Appleseed Ex Machina(2007)

Tue 4/28 DATE CHANGE!

• Due: Series Analysis Project (email final versions)