{"product_id":"tjisha-manga-japans-graphic-memoirs-of-brain-and-mental-health-9783031008399","title":"T\u0026#333;jisha Manga: Japan's Graphic Memoirs of Brain and Mental Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book defines \u003ci\u003etōjisha manga \u003c\/i\u003eas Japan's autobiographical comics in which the author recounts the experience of a mental or neurological condition in a unique medium of text and image. Yoshiko Okuyama argues that \u003ci\u003etōjisha manga\u003c\/i\u003e illuminate otherwise \"faceless\" individuals and humanize their invisible tribulations because the first-person narrative makes their lived experience more authentic and relatable to the reader. Part I introduces the evolution of the term \u003ci\u003etōjisha, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e tōjisha\u003c\/i\u003e movements, and other relevant social phenomena and concepts. Part II analyzes five representative titles to demonstrate the humanizing power of \u003ci\u003etōjisha manga\u003c\/i\u003e, drawing on interviews with the authors of these manga and examining how psychological or brain-related symptoms are artistically depicted in approximately 40 drawings. This book is highly recommended to not only scholars of disability studies and comic studies but also global fans of manga who are interested in the graphic memoirs of serious social issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoshiko Okuyama\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Japanese studies at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, USA. Her recent publications include \u003ci\u003eJapanese Mythology in Film: A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and \u003ci\u003eReframing Disability in Manga\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50930122752274,"sku":"9783031008399","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b352d611-c9d1-40a4-9cf2-ad42c2d22898.jpg?v=1739063718","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tjisha-manga-japans-graphic-memoirs-of-brain-and-mental-health-9783031008399","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}