From Impressionism To Anime
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| Author | Susan J. Napier |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Japonisme, anime |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 258 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 1-4039-6214-6 |
From Impressionism To Anime: Japan As Fantasy And Fan Cult In The Western Imagination is a scholarly book by Susan J. Napier, published in 2007 by Palgrave Macmillan. It connects Japanophilia, Orientalism, Japonisme and modern anime and manga fandom.
Reception
Anime News Network's Mikhail Koulikov commends the book for making "interesting but logical assertions about the reasons behind the popularity of anime in America. Claims and inferences are well supported by both specific examples and references."[1] However, he criticises the book for "too much reliance on interviews raises issues of ignoring other viewpoints."[1] Rayna Denison from the University of East Anglia, writing for Participations comments that Napier's "account is more epochal than holistic, and its account of Japanese-Western engagements is one more concerned with French, American and some British points of contact, rather than with mapping a full history of Japanese-Western relationships."[2]
References
- ^ a b Koulikov, Mikhail (November 20, 2008). "From Impressionism to Anime: Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Eyes of the West". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ Denison, Ryan (November 2009). "Review: Napier, Susan J.: From Impressionism to Anime: Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Mind of the West. New York and Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2007). ISBN 978-1-4039-6214-0, ISBN 1-4039-6214-6, pp. 258, £45 hc". Participations - Journal of Audience & Reception Studies. 6 (2).
External links
- Pacific Affairs review[permanent dead link]
- Project MUSE
