Susan J. Napier
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Dr.
Susan Jolliffe Napier is Professor of the Japanese Program at Tufts University
. She was formerly Professor of the Japanese Literature and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin
, and a visiting professor at the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
at Harvard University
. Napier is also an anime
and manga
critic.
Professor Napier obtained her A.B., A.M., and PhD from Harvard University
.
In 1991 Napier published Escape from the Wasteland: Romanticism and Realism in the Fiction of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo. Her second book, The Fantastic in Modern Japanese Literature: The Subversion of Modernity, followed in 1996.
Napier first became interested in manga when a student showed her a copy of Akira. Napier then saw the film, which led to the creation of her third book, Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
, which was revised in 2005. Napier's From Impressionism To Anime: Japan As Fantasy And Fan Cult In The Western Imagination
was published in 2007, which discusses anime fandom in greater depth.
Doctor (title)
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Susan Jolliffe Napier is Professor of the Japanese Program at Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
. She was formerly Professor of the Japanese Literature and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, and a visiting professor at the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
EALC
In American universities, EALC refers to East Asian Languages and Civilizations , and is the term for the department of East Asian studies, which studies this region of the world....
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. Napier is also an anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
and manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
critic.
Professor Napier obtained her A.B., A.M., and PhD from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
In 1991 Napier published Escape from the Wasteland: Romanticism and Realism in the Fiction of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo. Her second book, The Fantastic in Modern Japanese Literature: The Subversion of Modernity, followed in 1996.
Napier first became interested in manga when a student showed her a copy of Akira. Napier then saw the film, which led to the creation of her third book, Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation is a scholarly book which uses techniques of literary criticism on anime by Susan J. Napier published in 2001 by Palgrave Macmillan. It discusses themes of shōjo, hentai, mecha, magical girlfriend and magical girl...
, which was revised in 2005. Napier's From Impressionism To Anime: Japan As Fantasy And Fan Cult In The Western Imagination
From Impressionism To Anime: Japan As Fantasy And Fan Cult In The Western Imagination
From Impressionism To Anime: Japan As Fantasy And Fan Cult In The Western Imagination is a scholarly book which connects Japanophilia, Orientalism, Japonisme and modern anime and manga fandom by Susan J...
was published in 2007, which discusses anime fandom in greater depth.
External links
- Tufts Faculty guide http://ase.tufts.edu/grall/faculty/napier.asp
- Napier's review of Princess Mononoke at Nausicaa.netNausicaa.netNausicaa.net is an English-language fan website established in 1996 to contain information discussed on the Miyazaki Mailing List and to be a general resource for information regarding Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli, and related topics...
- Palgrave Macmillan author profile