1. The Princess Ai manga and Courtney Love's life are very connected. First of all, "Ai" in Japanese means "love". So Courtny made herself as a main heroine. Kent, who was helping Ai in a new for her world, is Kurt Cobain - Courtney's husband. There is one more connection - heart-shaped box of Ai. Courtney gave a box like that to her husband Kurt. There is even a song about this present - "Heart-shaped box". Both of these women are singers with not an easy career. The society doesn't always accept them the way they want. Both Ai and Courtny are so different from the world.
2.All the women we read about during the semester seem to be so different but at the same time I can find some similarities. Both Princess Ai and Red Cap are young girls who have their goals in life: Red Cap wants to save granny's recipes and Princees Ai needs to remember her past. The authors talk a lot about their appearance: Red Cap has this cute cap (grandmother's gift) she always wear and Princess Ai wear different outfits, models her own style. cutting the holes in them. Most of the women we read about have strong personalities: Princess Ai fights for her place in this strange for her world in Tokyo, Red Cap fights with bandits, even Kumo from Tagore's vision has to fight with her fate and herself.
3.Costumes and body shape are very important in Manga. I have never met a fat character in manga. Most of the heroes have fancy, useful to us cloths because these are modern books. Princess even has extensions done in her hair (p.144) what is very popular today. A lot of the girls all over the world dresses like Ai. Through costumes we can find out about the character more. Princess Ai's fashion choices represent her independence.When she stayed over night at Kent's place, he let her take some cloths and she made some changes in it: "Just a little fashion redesign" (p.69)
Questions
For Bleach (due 5/7)
1) Use Wikipedia and Google to get some basic background information on Manga. Create a short list of 5 ways in which Manga differs from the traditional literature we've read this term. Be sure to explore style and content.
2) As you read Bleach, notice that the importance of the words and the images varies from page to page. Choose a page that consists almost entirely of images and discuss how image use affects your understanding of the story. What can images do that words cannot?
3) Research and define two religious or mythical concepts from Bleach that relate to a) Christianity, and b) Japanese mysticism
4) What do you think is Bleach's main lesson? Provide page references for your peers to verify your argument.
Princess AI (due 5/12):
1) Do some research on Courtney Love--based on your findings, how "biographical" is this manga?
2) How are women portrayed in this text relative to women we encountered in other readings this semester?
3) Costume and body shape plays an important role in manga - provide a brief list of the cultural impressions you receive when looking at these elements in this text. Provide page references to support your argument.
1) Use Wikipedia and Google to get some basic background information on Manga. Create a short list of 5 ways in which Manga differs from the traditional literature we've read this term. Be sure to explore style and content.
2) As you read Bleach, notice that the importance of the words and the images varies from page to page. Choose a page that consists almost entirely of images and discuss how image use affects your understanding of the story. What can images do that words cannot?
3) Research and define two religious or mythical concepts from Bleach that relate to a) Christianity, and b) Japanese mysticism
4) What do you think is Bleach's main lesson? Provide page references for your peers to verify your argument.
Princess AI (due 5/12):
1) Do some research on Courtney Love--based on your findings, how "biographical" is this manga?
2) How are women portrayed in this text relative to women we encountered in other readings this semester?
3) Costume and body shape plays an important role in manga - provide a brief list of the cultural impressions you receive when looking at these elements in this text. Provide page references to support your argument.
Friday, May 23, 2008
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Hi Inha,
I love the comment you made about how the hair extensions accentuates Princess Ai's fashion style. I find this very true for a lot of artists, particularly in Japan and Korea. As an artist you need to maintain your appearance on a daily basis. When releasing albums, there has to be a new concept and look in order to stay keep fans interested. This not only means new clothing but sometimes you have to wear hair extensions or wigs. Princess Ai’s fame as a diva seems to come from within because not only does she have an angel-like voice, but also a great sense of fashion like you mentioned.
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