TY - GEN N2 - Womens Manga in Asia and Beyond offers a variety of perspectives on womens manga and the nature, scope, and significance of the relationship between women and comics/manga, both globally as well as locally. Based on the activities since 2009 of the Womens MANGA Research Project in Asia (WMRPA), the edited volume elucidates social and historical aspects of the Asian wave of manga from ever-broader perspectives of transnationalization and glocalization. With a specific focus on womens direct roles in manga creation, it illustrates how the globalization of manga has united different cultures and identities, focusing on networks of women creators and readerships. Taking an Asian regional approach combined with investigations of non-Asian cultures which have felt mangas impact, the book details mangas shift to a global medium, developing, uniting, and involving increasing numbers of participants worldwide. Unveiling diverse Asian identities and showing ways to unite them, the contributors to this volume recognize the overlaps and unique trends that emerge as a result. AB - Womens Manga in Asia and Beyond offers a variety of perspectives on womens manga and the nature, scope, and significance of the relationship between women and comics/manga, both globally as well as locally. Based on the activities since 2009 of the Womens MANGA Research Project in Asia (WMRPA), the edited volume elucidates social and historical aspects of the Asian wave of manga from ever-broader perspectives of transnationalization and glocalization. With a specific focus on womens direct roles in manga creation, it illustrates how the globalization of manga has united different cultures and identities, focusing on networks of women creators and readerships. Taking an Asian regional approach combined with investigations of non-Asian cultures which have felt mangas impact, the book details mangas shift to a global medium, developing, uniting, and involving increasing numbers of participants worldwide. Unveiling diverse Asian identities and showing ways to unite them, the contributors to this volume recognize the overlaps and unique trends that emerge as a result. T1 - Womens Manga in Asia and Beyond :Uniting Different Cultures and Identities / DA - 2019 : CY - Cham : AU - Ogi, Fusami. AU - Suter, Rebecca. AU - Nagaike, Kazumi. AU - Lent, John A. CN - PN6714 PB - Springer International Publishing, PB - Imprint Palgrave Macmillan. PP - Cham : PY - 2019 : ID - 1360032 KW - Communication. KW - Ethnology KW - Popular culture. KW - Comparative literature. KW - Oriental literature. KW - Globalization. SN - 9783319972299 SN - 3319972294 SN - 3319972286 SN - 9783319972282 TI - Womens Manga in Asia and Beyond :Uniting Different Cultures and Identities / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-97229-9 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-97229-9 ER -