He has also edited volumes on cinema and animation, on the impact of modernity in East Asia, on pre-emptive war, and formerly, as Associate Editor of Mechademia: An Annual Forum for Anime, Manga, and the Fan Arts, a number of volumes on manga, anime and fan cultures. Thomas Lamarre is a scholar of media, cinema and animation, intellectual history and material culture, with projects ranging from the communication networks of 9 th-century Japan ( Uncovering Heian Japan: An Archaeology of Sensation and Inscription, 2000), to silent cinema and the global imaginary ( Shadows on the Screen: Tanizaki Jun’ichirō on Cinema and Oriental Aesthetics, 2005), animation technologies ( The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation, 2009) and on television infrastructures and media ecology ( The Anime Ecology: A Genealogy of Television, Animation, and Game Media, 2018). Participants can submit questions through YouTube during the live stream. The program will be live-streamed through YouTube, and registrants will receive the viewing link by email on the day before the event. This is a free event, with advance registration required. Thomas Lamarre, Professor, Department of Cinema and Media Studies, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago Mike Toole, editor at large at Anime News Network The fourth event in our multi-part Living Traditions webinar series this season.

North America, our speakers will illuminate the historical framework behind the anime industry as well as its role within an increasingly complex and interconnected world. Exploring topics ranging from fan culture to marketing strategies in Japan vs. At this webinar, Mike Toole, editor at large at Anime News Network, and Thomas Lamarre, author of The Anime Ecology: A Genealogy of Television, Animation, and Game Media join us to examine this uniquely Japanese visual media. In an era of ubiquitous streaming services, anime has found its way into nearly every corner of the globe. Talk Talks+ past event Japanese Animation in a Global Era

The Anime Machine by Thomas Lamarre