Girls Love Manga und Anime – Wie lesbisch ist Japans Popkultur?
Saturday, June 01 2024
2:30 PM Venue: Kollegienhaus, KH 1.013
with Salon-Ticket – free admission!
Lecture by Verena Maser
Verena Maser seeks to shed light on the jungle of female same-sex intimacies in manga. She traces historical developments up to the present day, shedding light on characters, stories, overarching themes, and recurring patterns. Can popular culture contribute to greater societal acceptance of different identities? And does it even want to? Highlights on Japanese artists, editors, and readers paint a complex picture in which simple answers are often elusive.