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"His insight and good humor make a most interesting and entertaining speaker as well as a widely respected author on Japanese history and culture.” —Jim Mockford, former chairman, Friends of MacDonald society, LinkedIn, July 24, 2008."Schodt is a humble and nuanced speaker."—Ryan Sands, Electric Ant, 2009.
"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-B Carl St., San Francisco, CA 94117 .
( Astro Boy
Essays—> Reviews—> General Press.)
DATE |
LOCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
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| June 15, 2013 | Koret Hall, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, 3:00-5:00pm | "Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan--and Japan to the West." For flyer, click HERE |
| May 3, 2013 | Jason Whiton's class at Drew School, San Francisco. | "Manga, Anime, & Circus" |
| March 22, 2013 | New People theater, 1746 Post St., San Francisco, CA 94115 | Slide show and Q&A at "Astro Boy: The 60th Anniversary Exhibition at the 2013 CAAM Fest" in conjunction with the screening of the 2009 film, Astro Boy (director: David M. Bowers) |
| February 2, 2013 | Circus Center, 755 Frederick St., San Francisco, CA | Giant book launch party! 7-9pm, with acrobats, piano recital, readings, and music by reunited band, Just Friends. |
| January 30, 2013 | The Mechanics' Library, San Francisco. 6pm, 4th flr. meeting room. | "Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: A Lost History, and a Lost Page from San Francisco’s History" For more information, see http://www.milibrary.org/events/fredschodt |
| November 10, 2012 | Japan Association of Translators (JAT), Tokyo, Japan | "Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American acrobat introduced Western Circus to Japan, and Japan to the West." |
| November 6, 2012 06:15pm - 08:30pm |
Foreign Correspondent's Club, Tokyo, Japan.
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"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American acrobat introduced Western Circus to Japan, and Japan to the West." Click => HERE <= for more info from FCCJ. |
| November 3, 2012 | Neu, Japan. | [Talk on Henry Kiyama] http://www.town.hino.tottori.jp/dd.aspx?itemid=32376
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| September 27, 2012 | Anime Weekend Atlanta | "Localization and the Grammar of Manga." |
| June 16, 2012 | ASPAC 2012, Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast,
Gonzaga University, June 15-17, 2012, "Asia at the End of History & Christian Asia" |
2012 Keynote: "Transpacific Japonisme, Past, Present, and Future." |
| April 27, 2012 | Jason Whiton's class at Drew High School, San Francisco. | "Manga in Japan" |
| October 13, 2011, 5-6:30pm | Philosophy S249, Quadrangle Building,University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. | "Creation of a Manga/Comic Hybrid." Talk at OSA (the Oriental Society of Australia). |
| August 25, 2011 | Cynthia Shambaugh's book club, Emeryville, CA | "Henry Kiyama and the Four Immigrants Manga" |
| July 2, 2011 | Meio University, Nago, Okinawa,Japan. | Conference on global pop culture. "Culture as a Strategy and Intercultural Studies: Post-3/11 Perspective." 「 グローバル化するポピュラーカルチャーと国際文化学」 |
| April 30, 2011 | 1001 Mariposa, Sacramento State University, CA | "Manga as 20th Century Ukiyo-e: The Past, Present, and Future of the J-pop Engine." --Keynote at the Second Asian Studies Program Symposium-- Reflections on Modern Asia: From Manga to Confucius. |
| February 15, 2011 | Japan Information Center, Consulate General of Japan 50 Fremont St. Suite 2200 San Francisco CA 94105 |
Kanrin Maru 150th Anniversary Special Teacher’s Workshop “Early Encounters Between the United States and Japan,” with Professor Peter Duus and Gary Mukai. Yours Truly talks on Ranald MacDonald. |
| February 8, 2011 | Rm. 142 Dwinelle Hall, University of California, Berkeley. | " The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki, " with Beth Cary, for Dr. Miryam Sas' class on animation. |
| November 7, 2010 | Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Civic Center. | Panel discussion at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, with moi talking in the afternoon about Henry Kiyama and The Four Immigrants Manga |
| September 30, 2010 | Japanisches Kulturinstitut, Cologne, Germany | "Creation of a manga-comic hybrid." Keynote address at "Intercultural Crossovers, Transcultural flows: Manga/Comics." |
| September 26, 2010 | Ono Azusa Hall [小野梓記念講堂], Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. | Panel discussion during 76th International P.E.N. Congress, Tokyo, 2010, with Takayuki Matsutani, Satonaka Machiko, Eto Mori, on how manga and anime have depicted the environment, with emphasis on Osamu Tezuka. |
| July 30, 2010 | Kabuki Hotel, San Francisco, CA. | "My Japan"--Keynote speech at JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching) Program Pre-Departure Orientation session. |
| 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. |
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. |