InTO MANGA - Critical Paths in Manga Studies - DAY 1

Welcome to a day filled with insightful discussions and exploration of critical paths in Manga studies! Join us at Sala Lauree 3° piano - Complesso Aldo Moro - Università degli Studi di Torino on January 22, 2026 .

Info: Cristina Prandi - Rector of the University of Torino,
Marcella Costa - Director of the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures,
and Modern Cultures,
Gianluca Coci - Delegate for International Relations with Japan

Info: Monogatari, Tanka & Nō Reimagined Intersemiotic Translation From/To Manga Chair: Ozumi Asuka Discussant: Rebecca Suter
Participants: Ivan Croscenko, Damiana De Gennaro, Mari Koch Murray

Info: Toward a New Visual Literacy: Directions and Opportunities in Manga Studies

Info: Chair: Edoardo Occhionero
Saikat Pradhan: The Posthuman, the Planetary and the Japanese Manga: An
Exploration of Kishimoto Masashi’s Manga Series Naruto,
Hiromoto Yuka: Rainbow Mask or Glass Mask: Miuchi Suzue’s Glass Mask,
Kezia Ratih Runtu: Beyond the Pirate Flag: Ontology of Hope and Agonistic
Democracy in the World of One Piece,
Ingvild Boberg: Water and Verdancy: Strange Natures in Mushishi and The Summer
Hikaru Died

Info: Chair: Marta Fanasca
Francesco D’Aucelli: Coupling in Homoerotic Narratives: Echoes of Premodern
Literature in BL manga,
Giovanni Stigliano Messutti: Ephebic, Elusive, Extravagant. Ambiguity as a Threefold
Device in the Collected works of Miyanishi Keizō (1977–1981; 1983–1990),
Aparna Rajeev Karamakkal: The Uncanny Bishōnen: Fear, Desire, and Trauma in
Griffith of Miura Kentarō’s Berserk

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Sala Lauree 3° piano - Complesso Aldo Moro - Università degli Studi di Torino, Via S. Ottavio 18, Torino, Italy

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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