Manga (Exhibition and Exhibition Catalogue)
- Submitting institution
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The University of East Anglia
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 186152835
- Type
- T - Other
- DOI
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- Location
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- Brief description of type
- Thames and Hudson
- Open access status
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- Month
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- Year
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Double-weighted statement
- This long-form output, developed over a sustained period of research of approximately five years, resulted in significant new insights into the global phenomenon of manga and the industry that creates them. It comprised:
A major exhibition, presenting 162 works by 50 artists, at the British Museum, London (May-August 2019), curated by Rousmaniere and Matsuba, and engaging with the most influential Japanese manga publishers and manga artists for its immersive design. A publication, (352 pages, commissioned, edited and contributed to by Rousmaniere and Matsuba) provided in-depth analysis of the exhibition’s themes through 19 essays and interviews and 11 sample manga.
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Manga was a collaborative, interdisciplinary research project by Nicole Rousmaniere and Ryoko Matsuba comprising a major exhibition and an innovative publication. The research questions were:
• What was the relationship between early manga and other forms of visual storytelling?
• What was manga’s role in the global phenomena of mixed media cultural expression, including anime, gaming, and cosplay, and their fan circles?
• What is the role and value of genga - the original artworks for manga?
• How did (and does) the structure of the industry (notably the relationship between editors and artists) influence the production and consumption of manga?
• How do manga influence and reflect social and cultural attitudes (notably around gender)?
To explore these questions, the project brought manga artists, editors, and publishers from all the major Japanese publication houses together in an unprecedented fashion, and placed artists and their production at the centre of the research and outputs. The exhibition at the British Museum (May - August 2019) presented over 160 works by 50 artists, and the 352-page book included over 30 essays, interviews and specially commissioned manga, representing a comprehensive engagement with manga.
The project created a new understanding of the multimedia global phenomenon that manga has become and is informing new initiatives including the collection and curation of original manga artworks, genga, which have traditionally not been highly valued in Japan.
Research was disseminated through the exhibition The Citi Exhibition Manga, publication Manga, published by Thames and Hudson (with an initial print run of 30,000 and now in French and Japanese editions), and an impactful programme of public engagement. Evidence of the research and the dissemination can be found in the portfolio.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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