Yoshiko Okuyama

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Yoshiko Okuyama is a

mythology, folklore, and religion
, along with the connection of Japanese creative works and their representations of disability and mental health.

Education

Okuyama attended the

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.
  • — (2020). Reframing Disability in Manga.
  • — (2022). Tōjisha Manga: Japan’s Graphic Memoirs of Brain and Mental Health.

References

  1. ^ Enright, Susan (October 30, 2015). "Yoshiko Okuyama, Professor of Japanese Studies". hilo.hawaii.edu. University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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  3. ^ Bookman, Mark (July 3, 2020). "Interview with Yoshiko Okuyama: Reframing Disability in Manga". Asian Ethnology. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
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  8. ^ Reviews for Japanese Mythology in Film:
  9. ^ Reviews for Reframing Disability in Manga:
  10. ^ Reviews for Tōjisha Manga: