Kristina gave a wonderful presentation on Anime complete with some manga she had drawn about her experiences in Tokyo. As a professional artist back home it was easy to see that her talents and hobbie added to the wonderful, personal expression within this presentation. My personal favorite comic strip involved her going into a store and being apologized to by an embarrassed store clerk just because they didn't have the CD she was looking for. She animated his expression of worry, and the differences in consumer culture between Japan and the United States perfectly!
I then gave my video slide show presentation, which went over well, and I am looking forward to making it bigger to present at FPC when I return home. Normally I am not big for photo slide shows, but I did not have the facilities available to me at the time to edit all of my video footage. I really hope to have the time to edit this footage someday. The main goal of my presentation was to provide Americans back home with the context to understand cultural differences and similarities (and overlying context) of the Japanese people, with special focus between Tradition and Modernity. Visual anthropology provided the perfect lens to study and present my theories, and would later go on to form the majority of work in my senior thesis.
Carol gave an excellent performance with her presentation on the various genres of Japanese television drama series, complete with videos to really immerse you in the medium. Max gave a presentation opening everyone's eyes to the art of graffiti cross-culturally from America to Tokyo. It was interesting to see graffiti through Japanese locations because the culture is very concerned with the appearance and cleanliness of its cities, yet some forms of graffiti are allowed to linger for artistic expression. It adds another dynamic to the medium that is fascinating.
John gave us a view of why successful advertising is so difficult to achieve in Tokyo and other cities of Japan. It is hard to be noticed in the "urban jungle!" Matthew gave us a great perspective on Japanese Manga (comics) and the many genres and types of readers throughout Japan. He provided an excellent perspective on manga as an intellectual hobby. Laura wrote her own version of a Japanese television drama script, and we all got to play parts in it that left us wanting more of the story by the end of the scene we go to re-enact!
All in all, I have really loved this trip. I am sad to leave, and I will certainly never forget my experiences in Japan with this special group of people.
Signing out ,
Lady Lara Jones
Below: Photos of the Temple University Japan Campus building in Minami Azabu, Tokyo, Japan.
4 comments:
It's sad, even in your pictures you're saying goodbye.
It's sad, even in your pictures you're saying goodbye.
Sorry, I didn't mean to post twice.
I am so pleased that you had a wonderful trip but Papasan miss his little Flower!
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