[KineJapan] CFP "Suspensions of Concentration: Kimetsu no yaiba and Blockbuster in the Year of the Global Pandemic” (Mar. 15, 2021)

[Eija Niskanen]

Hi!
Have any of these papers been published or are abstracts online? I just saw
Kimetsu no yaiba today in a press screening here in Helsinki, and would
need some context to write about it.

Eija Niskanen




pe 4. jouluk. 2020 klo 10.16 Bryan Hartzheim via KineJapan (
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu) kirjoitti:

> Hello KineJapaners,
>
>
> We're holding an online spiritual sequel to our anime symposium at Waseda
> last year, updated for Covid and the biggest Japanese film hit of the year
> (ever?). Please see the CFP below if you're interested.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Bryan Hikari Hartzheim
>
> Assistant Professor
>
> School of International Liberal Studies
>
> Waseda University
>
>
> ---
>
>
> *The Waseda Symposium on **鬼滅の刃*
>
> *CALL FOR PAPERS*
>
>
>
> Title: “Suspensions of Concentration: *Kimetsu no yaiba* and Blockbuster
> in the Year of the Global Pandemic”
>
> Date and Time: 15 March 2021 (09:30–17:30 JST)
>
> Place and Format: Online/Webinar
>
>
> The research project “Location of Anime: Institutions, Disciplines, and
> Fields” was originally planned as an international symposium/seminar at
> Waseda University’s Brussels Office in collaboration with its partner
> institution, the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Fall 2020.
> Unfortunately, we had no choice but to cancel the event due to COVID-19. In
> the beginning, there was no plan to hold any alternative event online
> because we were too exhausted from a seemingly endless series of Zoom
> meetings and other online affairs. While contemplating the discontinuation
> of the project for good, a blockbuster anime movie was released in the
> midst of the coronavirus pandemic. 劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編 or *Demon Slayer the
> Movie: Mugen Train* was first shown on October 16, 2020, and as of this
> writing, it is the second highest-grossing film in Japan ever. Regardless
> of whether it surpasses the number one film *Spirited Away* or not, the
> significance of *Demon Slayer the Movie *is undeniable. Intrigued by both
> the film itself and the wide-ranging social phenomena it has created, we
> have decided to reorganize the original project by focusing on *Kimetsu
> no yaiba *or *Demon Slayer*.
>
>
>
> The main objective of our project remains the same, i.e., the
> investigation of the location of anime. This one-day online symposium is an
> attempt to accomplish this objective by exploring a wide range of issues
> that are concretely related to *Kimetsu* *no yaiba *yet have implications
> beyond the single media franchise. The following are examples of possible
> topics for presentations and discussions: the anime industry and media mix,
> fan culture, cosplay and social media, anime songs and music, voice acting
> and actors, genre systems, intertextuality, action and spectacle, speed and
> kinetic dynamism, narrative motifs, iconography, visual style, historical
> imagination, the political unconscious, affect, violence, censorship,
> gender and authorship, transnational reception and consumption, labor and
> marketing, COVID-19 and the culture industry, etc. By scrutinizing *Kimetsu
> no yaiba* in relation to these and other issues, we will collectively
> reflect on the location of anime in its broadest sense.
>
>
>
> We invite papers that critically discuss any aspects of the *Kimetsu* phenomena
> including—but not limited to—the list of topics mentioned above. Please
> send a paper title, an abstract of approximately 250 words, and a short bio
> to wasedakimetsu at gmail.com by *January 9, 2021*.
>
>
>
> Organizers:
>
> Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto (Waseda University)
>
> Bryan Hartzheim (Waseda University)
>
>
>
> This symposium is generously supported by Waseda University’s grant for
> international research collaboration, Waseda Brussels Office, and the
> Graduate School of International Culture and Communication Studies.
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