Yoshiko Okuyama
Yoshiko Okuyama is a
, along with the connection of Japanese creative works and their representations of disability and mental health.Education
Okuyama attended the
second language acquisition.[2]
Career
Hired by the
people with disabilities have been portrayed in manga from the 1990s and 2000s. The work used an expanded definition of disability, including those that are blind, deaf, autistic, or having issues of gender dysphoria.[3] She began working on the publication in 2015 and it discusses fifteen case studies of different manga that properly showcase the capabilities of disabled individuals and how this representation can affect the cultural public understanding of the conditions.[4]
For her work on researching her disabilities monograph, she was made a
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) from the events.[6]
Awards
Okuyama was given the 2002 Francis Davis Award For Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for her teaching work in Japanese language classes and her ability to convey difficult concepts to students.[7]
Bibliography
- — (2015). Japanese Mythology in Film: A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime. ISBN 9780739190937.[8]
- — (2020). Reframing Disability in Manga. ISBN 9780824883225.[9]
- — (2022). Tōjisha Manga: Japan’s Graphic Memoirs of Brain and Mental Health. ISBN 9783031008405.[10]
References
- ^ Enright, Susan (October 30, 2015). "Yoshiko Okuyama, Professor of Japanese Studies". hilo.hawaii.edu. University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bookman, Mark (July 3, 2020). "Interview with Yoshiko Okuyama: Reframing Disability in Manga". Asian Ethnology. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Enright, Susan (January 6, 2021). "New book on disability by Japanese studies professor Yoshiko Okuyama". hilo.hawaii.edu. University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Enright, Susan (October 13, 2021). "Prof. of Japanese Studies Yoshiko Okuyama reframes disability in manga; Cornell University to host virtual talk Oct. 18". hilo.hawaii.edu. University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Center for Disability Studies: Yoshiko "Yoyo" Okuyama, "Japan's Graphic Memoirs of Depression and OCD"". humanitiesinstitute.buffalo.edu. University at Buffalo. April 14, 2023. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reviews for Japanese Mythology in Film:
- Suter, Rebecca (January 1, 2017). "Japanese Mythology in Film: A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime, written by Yoshiko Okuyama". Journal of Religion in Japan. 6 (1): 71–74. . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- MacWilliams, Mark (Winter 2017). "Review: Japanese Mythology in Film: A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime Yoshiko Okuyama". . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- Ellis, Bill (Spring 2017). "Japanese Mythology in Film: A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime/From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl: Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West". Journal of American Folklore. 130 (516): 236–238. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
- Soong, Micheline M. (2017). "Japanese Mythology in Film: A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime". Marvels & Tales. 31 (2): 430–432. .
- Wilkinson, Gregory (September 2017). "Japanese Mythology in Film: A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime". . Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Reviews for Reframing Disability in Manga:
- Suzuki, Shige (Summer 2023). "Reframing Disability in Manga by Yoshiko Okuyama (review)". . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- Bookman, Mark R. (2022). "Reframing Disability in Manga by Yoshiko Okuyama (review)". . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- Teodorescu, Alice (November 2022). "Teodorescu on Okuyama, 'Reframing Disability in Manga'". H-Net. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- Prough, Jennifer S. (May 2021). "Reframing Disability in Manga. By Yoshiko Okuyama". . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- Hemmann, Kathryn (June 2021). "REFRAMING DISABILITY IN MANGA By Yoshiko Okuyama". Pacific Affairs. 94 (2): 436–438. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Reviews for Tōjisha Manga:
- Rastati, Ranny (2024). "Book Review: Tōjisha manga: Japan's graphic memoirs of brain and mental health". Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. . Retrieved February 29, 2024.