2nd-3rd Dec21 ---Online MUTUAL IMAGES 9th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP----- MEDIEVALISM IN EA – I: FROM PRINTED STORY-WORLDS TO DIGITAL ROLE-PLAYING GAMES



Images of the European Middle Ages, refashioned through the lens of fantasy or not, are massively present in our contemporary imagination and can be seen everywhere around the World. Such an ubiquity has pushed Academia to finally give the field of Medievalism Studies the recognition it deserves, ensuring that the phenomenon of medievalism, from its early beginnings to its neo forms, manifestations and impacts, can be scrutinised with much attention. Surprisingly though, one cultural area remains either under-appreciated or marginal at best in research on medievalism, despite becoming one of the most remarkable providers of neo-medieval creations: that is, East Asia, and in particular, Japan and China.

This week we have shared the programme of our two days workshop, organised by MUTUAL IMAGES and DIGITAL CURATION LAB (at University of Salford). 


MUTUAL IMAGES 9th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

MEDIEVALISM IN EAST ASIA – I:

FROM PRINTED STORY-WORLDS TO DIGITAL ROLE-PLAYING GAMES


University of Salford, Manchester (UK)


2 – 3 December 2021  
SCHEDULE (UK Time)


THURSDAY, 2nd of December 2021


13.00 Opening: Toni Sant, Digital Curation Lab Director (Salford University, UK)


13.10 Keynote speaker: Björn-Ole Kamm (Kyoto University, Japan)

“Of Castles and Ninjas: Snapshots of a History of Analog Role-Playing in Japan”


14.00 – Break

Panel 1 – Medievalism in East Asia – Animation & Cinema


14.10 Raúl Fortes-Guerrero (University of Valencia, Spain)

“Ice Sorcerers, Magic Swords, and Enchanted Maidens: (Neo)medievalism in Isao

Takahata's Little Norse Prince Valiant”


14.30 Heike Hoffer (Ohio State University, USA)

“Medievalism in Anime Music: The Enduring Chant of Kajiura Yuki, Part 1 -

Composer Kajiura Yuki and Neo-Medievalist Anime Soundtracks: The Early Years”


14.50 – Break


15.00 Stacey Jocoy (Texas Tech University, USA)

“Medievalism in Anime Music: The Enduring Chant of Kajiura Yuki, Part 2 - Kajiura

Yuki, Medievalism, and the Reimagining of the Past: Recent developments”


15.20 Simon James Bytheway (Nihon University, Japan)

“Fantasy and Funding: on the reception of Jackson’s LOTR in 1990s Japan”


15.40 – Panel Discussion


FRIDAY, 3rd of December 2021


Panel 2 – Mangaesque Medievalism in Japan


13.30 Maxime Danesin (MIRA Independent Researcher, France)

“Mangaesque neo-Medievalism: the Japanese’s path to Global Medievalism, Part 1”


13.50 Manuel Hernández-Pérez (Salford University, UK)

“Mangaesque neo-Medievalism: the Japanese’s path to Global Medievalism, Part 2”


14.10 Mujeeb Khan (University of Utah, USA)

“European Medievalism and Fantasy in the Construction of Islam in Japanese Manga”


14.30 – Break

Panel 3 – Medievalism in East Asia – Analog and Digital Games


14.40 Andrea Mariucci (Independent Researcher, Italy)

“From Dungeons&Dragons to Dragon Quest: material shifts and cultural dialogue”


15.00 Gerard Almeida (Independent Researcher, Spain)

“A new neo-medievalist paradigm? Japan as seen through Genshin Impact's

Inazuma”


15.20 Juan Hiriart Vera (Salford University, UK)

“Design Workshop Experiences Communicating Chinese Medieval History and

Heritage Through Game Design”


15.40 – Panels 2 & 3 Discussion


16.00 Closing roundtable and remarks:

Dr. Maxime Danesin & Dr. Manuel Hernández-Pérez


The event is free to those registered. The links to Blackboard sessions will be shared through your free EventBrite access
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mira-9th-workshop-medievalism-in-east-asia-tickets-190654271057 

 

Many Thanks in advance
 

Dr Manuel Hernández
Lecturer BA(Hons) Digital Media / 
Admissions Leader for Digital Media
School of Arts & Media, MediaCityUK,
University of Salford, Manchester M5 4BR
T: +44(0) 7462785890                  
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