The 35th Design Fundamentals Seminar: Post-cinematic MANGA: Beyond the "Filmic Approach"
In recent years, the expressive techniques of manga have frequently been examined in comparison to the ‘filmic approach’ amid the various advancements of manga studies. Yet, as cinema itself undergoes significant shifts in both its institutional framework and modes of expression, the question arises of how manga might be designed. A leading global researcher in manga studies addresses this question.
Lecturer
Jaqueline BERNDT
Jaqueline Berndt holds a first degree in Japanese Studies (1987) and a PhD in Aesthetics/Art Theory from Humboldt University Berlin (1991); she is now Professor in Japanese Culture at Stockholm University. From 1991 to 2016, she worked at Japanese universities, teaching mainly visual culture and media studies in Japanese as well as English; eventually, she served as Professor of Comics Theory at the Graduate School of Manga, Kyoto Seika University. She is managing coeditor of Comics Studies: Aesthetics, Histories, Practices (de Gruyter) and the chairperson of the Open Access book series Stockholm Media Arts Japan (Stockholm University Press). She has also directed exhibitions on manga in art-historical contexts.
Date
Feb.10 2026 Tue. 18:00~20:00 (Opening from 17:45)
Venue
Reading room of Design Library, 1F, Kyushu Univ. Ohashi Campus + Online
*All interested parties are free to attend. If you wish to attend, please apply using this application form (lectures will be given in Japanese).
*If you wish to participate online, the URL and other information will be sent to the address you entered in the form above on the day of the event. Please download the latest version of Zoom in advance.
Host
Center for Design Fundamentals Research, School of Design, Kyushu University
Co-host: Future Design Course, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
Contact: Professor Toru Koga
designfundamentalseminar＃gmail.com（Please replace # with @.）
