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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

My talk today is on “The Problem of Existence in Japanese

My talk today is on “The Problem of Existence in Japanese

I would like to think first of all about the medium of animation

I would like to think first of all about the medium of animation

itself and our response to it. Paul Wells has said that “[a]nimation is

itself and our response to it. Paul Wells has said that “[a]nimation is

arguably the most important creative form of the 21st century. . . . it

arguably the most important creative form of the 21st century ... it

is the omnipresent pictorial form of the modern era”(1). Wells’s assertion may appear surprising to many of us in America. Unlike in Japan,

is the omnipresent pictorial form of the modern era”(1). Wells’s assertion may appear surprising to many of us in America. Unlike in Japan,

where animated film is appreciated across the generations, as exemplified by the recent award-winning film Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro

where animated film is appreciated across the generations, as exemplified by the recent award-winning film Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro

(Source: [http://www.amphilsoc.org/sites/default/files/490106.pdf])

(Source: [http://www.amphilsoc.org/sites/default/files/490106.pdf])