Elisha Ager
Thesis title: An investigation of folklore representation in anime and how the visuals and narrative suggest nostalgia.
Japanese
Year of study: 2
- Japanese
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Email: s1879310@ed.ac.uk
PhD supervisors:
Qualifications
BA (Hons) Japanese Studies - Oxford Brookes University (OBU)
MSc Japanese Society and Culture - University of Edinburgh
Research summary
Investigating visual semiotics and worldbuilding in anime & film to consider how nostalgia can be seen through yokai characters.
Keywords: Nostalgia, Yokai Studies (妖怪学), Folklore Studies (民俗学), Semiotics, Worldbuilding, Anime, Edo Japan, Kimono,