Manga's Cultural Crossroads

Focusing on the art and literary form of Manga, this volume examines the intercultural exchanges that have shaped manga during the twentieth century and how manga s culturalization is related to its globalization. Through contributions from leading scholars in the fields of comics and Japanese culture, it describes manga culture in two ways: as a fundamentally hybrid culture comprised of both subcultures and transcultures, and as an aesthetic culture which has eluded modernist notions of art, originality, and authorship.