- Monday, September 25, 2023
- 4:00 PM–5:30 PM
- Meeter Center Lecture Hall
This presentation intends to provide such information that will stimulate your interest in Japanese language and culture and cultivate your interpretation of these films when you view them later.
Studio Ghibli produced 26 animation films so far and a few of them, such as “Princess Mononoke” and “Spirited Away”, were released outside of Japan and received quite favorable reviews. In this presentation, Dr. Kaori D. Schau will introduce and discuss relatively unknown three films released in the very beginning of Studio Ghibli’s history in 1980s. These three films provide key themes and a guideline of Ghibli’s production philosophy. Ghibli films can be enjoyed by anyone who has little knowledge of Japanese language and culture. However, specific information related to each film can open a door to new aspects in the Ghibli world.
Dr. Schau considers Studio Ghibli as a jewelry box of Japanese language and culture. In Ghibli films, we can discover a variety of shining stones that shed a light on different aspects of Japanese mindset and society.
Kaori D. Schau came to the US from Japan to complete her degree. She holds a Ph.D. in Japanese Language Pedagogy from Purdue University. She joined the faculty at Calvin University in 2010 and has taught all four levels of Japanese Language courses, Developing Christian Mind course focusing on Japanese mindset, and the Hayao Miyazaki film course. Her research interests include language pedagogy with instructional technologies and nurturing cross-cultural competence with language learning. She enjoys films, TV dramas, pop music, and soccer.
Co-sponsors: Asian Studies and World Languages
