Talks by Frederik L. Schodt

Fred's Talks and Appearances

"The main idea I took away from this experience was simple: whenever Frederik Schodt is talking about
manga and anime, I should drop whatever it is I have planned and go listen to the man. You should, too."

— Grant Goodman, Manga Recon @ Otakon 2009: Grant’s Report, Part 3, August 1, 2009

To contact Fred about speaking engagements, send email to [ fred (at mark) jai2.com ],
or write to Frederik L. Schodt, 428 Carl St. #B, San Francisco, CA 94117 .
( Reviews <— Astro Boy Essays —> General Press.)

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June 5, 2010	Temple University, Japan Campus, Tokyo, 12:30pm.	"Manga as 20th Century Ukiyo-e: The Past, Present, and Future of the J-pop Engine," Keynote address at "Politics of Popular Culture" conference.
April 28, 2010	Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105. 7-9pm	"The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki," with Beth Cary.
April 12, 2010	Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 5:30pm	"Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"
April 10, 2010	University of Massachussetts, Amherst,Herter Hall 227, 5pm.	"Localizing manga in America; localizing comics in Japan"
April 07, 2010	SUNY, Albany, NY, Lecture Center 6. 7:15pm	"Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"
March 10, 2010	New People, Japan Town, San Francisco, CA	"The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki," with Beth Cary.
February 18, 2010	"GADGET OK! Device Art in Japan" at the Broad Art Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California	Keynote by Frederik Schodt: “Astro Boy and Robot Love in Japan: The Nexus of Fantasy and Technology”

December 7, 2009	Kyoto Seika Daigaku (京都精華大学 Kyoto, Japan	Talk on the history of manga translation/localization.
November 13-15, 2009	Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.	Osamu Tezuka anime retrospective at the Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2009, 3pm	San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas	"The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki" In auditorium of San Antonio Museum of Art.
October 22, 2009, 4pm	University of California, Davis, 1309 Surge III.	"Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy"
October 3, 2009	Center for International Studies, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, J.C. Penny Auditorium, North Campus. 9:30-6:30	Anime at UMSL: "Postmodern Japan comes to St. Louis--"a free day-long symposium where experts in the field of Japanese popular culture will share new and exciting research." Yours Truly is on panel on Paprika, with Roland Kelts, Patrick Drazen, Jeni Prough, and Christopher Born.
July 25, 2009	Center for Japanese Studies, University of California, 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Fl., Berkeley, California. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM.	Hayao Miyazaki Symposium. Leading scholars of Japanese popular culture, literature, and film will discuss Hayao Miyazaki's work and his international influence in a roundtable panel discussion. Yours Truly is a "discussant."
July 18-19, 2009	Otakon, Baltimore Convention Center, Maryland.	Appearances on Saturday and Sunday. Check the Otakon schedule for details!
July 14, 2009	Nibei Foundation, Los Angeles, California.	"Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"--presentation to Japan Studies Group. Synopsis here.
July 13, 2009	Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, California.	"Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"--presentation to Japan Foundation.
June 26, 2009	San Francisco residence of Consulate General of Japan	Brief talk at confernment ceremony for Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosettte. Draft of talk here:
May 21, 2009	Professor Saya Shiraishi's class @ Tokyo Univeristy, Tokyo, Japan.	Discussion about the history of manga translation in North America.
April 15, 2009	Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.	Discussion of Tekkon Kinkreet animated film with students, as part of Gorgeous Entertainment's Anime Masterpieces program. Nice review here.
April 2, 2009	Jason Whiton's class at Drew School, San Francisco.	Discuss manga and anime with students.
March 28, 2009	Meyer hall, Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.	Introduction of four animated films in National Cherry Blossom Anime Marathon.
February 11, 2009	Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.	Panel discussion with John Dower and Roland Kelts, after screening of Grave of the Fireflies, part of Gorgeous Entertainment's Anime Masterpieces program.
January 26, 2009	Stanford University, Center for East Asian Studies, Japan Luncheon Series	At the Center of the Anime/Manga Revolution: Osamu Tezuka and “Astro Boy”
January 24, 2009	Japanese American Historical Society Gallery, 1684 Post St., San Francisco	Panel discussion with Jason Thompson, in conjunction with "The Many Faces of Manga" exhibit.


December 05, 2008	Washington, DC. Smithsonian Institution, Freer Art Gallery, Mayer Hall, 2pm.	Anime Masterpieces series at Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery, Mayer Hall. Grave Of The Fireflies Screening And Panel With John W. Dower and Susan J. Napier.
November 13, 2008	Waterloo, Canada	Anime Masterpieces series at Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema. Grave Of The Fireflies Screening And Panel. With Brian Ruh, author of Stray Dog Of Anime, and Central Park Media's John O'Donnell.
September 27, 2008	Berkeley, California, Pacific Film Archives	Anime Masterpieces series at Pacific Film Archives. Screening of Grave of teh Fireflies and panel discussion with Roland Kelts, author of JapanAmerica, Susan Napier, author of Anime From Akira to Howl's Moving Castle, and Ian Condry, author of "Hip-Hop Japan: Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization." Moderated by Dan O'Neill of UC Berkeley.
April 26, 2008 3:00 p.m	Los Angeles	Panel discussion at LA Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles--"Reading Manga: A Japanese Phenomenon Comes to America." Moderator: Charles Solomon. Other panelists: Lillian M. Diaz Przybyl, editor from TokyoPop, and Liza Coppola, Sr. Vice President, VIZ Media. Details here.
March 24, 2008 11:30-12:30	Tokyo, Japan. Temple University Japan (TUJ)	Presentation on Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy to Paul Sutcliffe's manga class.
March 22, 2008 14:00-17:00	Tokyo, Japan. JAT meeting. Forum 8, Room 1206, Dogenzaka 2-10-7, Shibuya, Tokyo Phone: 03-3780-0008	"Tezuka Osamu, Astro Boy, and the Roots of Modern Manga and Anime." Cost: Free for JAT members, \1000 for non-members. Click here for more details.
March 19, 2008, 11:30am-13:00	Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo American Club in Takanaka.	Lecture titled: "Manga and Astro Boy the humanoid, Japan's postwar cultural icon," at Japan College Women's Association monthly luncheon program, Tokyo. Details here.
February 26, 2008 5:00-6:30pm	University of San Francisco, Main Campus, Xavier Hall, Maraschi Room.	"The Anime/Manga Revolution: Osamu Tezuka and 'Astro Boy'"
February 9, 2008 3:00pm	Washington D. C., Kennedy Center (Millennium Stage)	With Tim Hornyak (and Matt Alt) on Robots in Japanese science and fiction, as part of the"Robotopia Rising Lecture Series" at the Kennedy Center (Millennium Stage) in Washington D.C. Click here for photos.

December 21, 2007 Noon	Fremont, California, Mission San Jose High School.	Julia Madsen's Japanese language class.
November 14, 2007	San Francisco. Japan Society of Northern California	Cosponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. Details here.
July 21, 2007, 2pm	San Francisco, Asian Art Museum.	Book signing and talk at the Asian, in conjunction with the "Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit.
July 11, 2007, 11:30-12:30pm	San Francisco. Asian Art Museum.	Panel discussion on manga with Gilles Poitras, as part of the Blast Off! launch of the "Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit. Pics here.
July 7, 2007, 7:30pm	San Francisco. Asian Art Museum.	Guided tour of "Osamu Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit.
June 4, 2007, 4-6pm	Santa Cruz. University of California, Santa Cruz, History Department	Cosponsored by the Film and Digital Media Department, Oakes College, and the East Asian Studies Program. Details here.
May 4, 2007, 10-11:30am	San Francisco. Asian Art Museum	Lecture to museum docents, as part of training session on "Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit.

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