CURRAN, Beverley F. M.
Tokunin Kyoju (Professor by Special Appointment) Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University |
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Date | 2016/06/03 |
Presentation Theme | A Translational Comics Text and its Translation: Maus in Japanese |
Conference | Rethinking Peace Studies |
Promoters | Japan ICU Foundation, organized in partnership with International Christian University and Rutgers University |
Conference Type | International |
Presentation Type | Speech (General) |
Contribution Type | Individual |
Location | International Christian University |
Details | This paper discusses the translational nature of Maus and then considers some examples of how it is interlingually translated into Japanese. In the process, the hybrid nature of Maus is examined in order to reconsider translational comics texts as a mode of engagement with personal, cultural, and traumatic memory. |