Talks and Teaching
I am available to do talks on manga and comics. Including college and school visits. Topics that could be covered:
- studying history via manga and comics
- how to make comics and manga
- Japanese manga and 'western' graphic novels
- encouraging creativity and literacy via comics
- motivation and discipline for creative work
- my personal experience as the only British professional comic book creator living in Japan
- and more...
Talking via skype or online zoom conference is also fine.
Contact me at: [email protected]
I have done classes and lectures in many different places around the world, including:
Ohio State University, USA
New York Comic book Convention, USA
Lakeland College, Tokyo
Robert Gordon's School, Scotland, UK
Human Academy, France.
Kumamoto Modern Museum, Japan
Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, USA
The British School, Tokyo.
Russell-Cotes Museum, UK
The American School in Tokyo, Japan
Osaka International School, Japan
Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK
San Diego Comic book Convention
Glasgow Arts Centre, UK
San Francisco Comic book Convention, USA
Malmo College of Art, Sweden
And others...
I am available to do talks on manga and comics. Including college and school visits. Topics that could be covered:
- studying history via manga and comics
- how to make comics and manga
- Japanese manga and 'western' graphic novels
- encouraging creativity and literacy via comics
- motivation and discipline for creative work
- my personal experience as the only British professional comic book creator living in Japan
- and more...
Talking via skype or online zoom conference is also fine.
Contact me at: [email protected]
I have done classes and lectures in many different places around the world, including:
Ohio State University, USA
New York Comic book Convention, USA
Lakeland College, Tokyo
Robert Gordon's School, Scotland, UK
Human Academy, France.
Kumamoto Modern Museum, Japan
Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, USA
The British School, Tokyo.
Russell-Cotes Museum, UK
The American School in Tokyo, Japan
Osaka International School, Japan
Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK
San Diego Comic book Convention
Glasgow Arts Centre, UK
San Francisco Comic book Convention, USA
Malmo College of Art, Sweden
And others...
I enjoyed doing a presentation and Q&A (with lots of good questions from K12 teachers) about our Minamata Disease book at Ohio State University on July 13th, as part of the:
National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), 2023 events
"Join us for a virtual journey that will introduce East Asia’s diverse cultures and environment while building and enhancing your tool chest of teaching resources for the classroom. Focusing on the regions that comprise present-day China, Japan, and Korea, participants in this free online seminar will engage with experts and other educators in the field to explore major trends, global issues, and historic foundations that shape East Asian society... "
National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), 2023 events
"Join us for a virtual journey that will introduce East Asia’s diverse cultures and environment while building and enhancing your tool chest of teaching resources for the classroom. Focusing on the regions that comprise present-day China, Japan, and Korea, participants in this free online seminar will engage with experts and other educators in the field to explore major trends, global issues, and historic foundations that shape East Asian society... "
Lovely kids at Osaka International School!
Lovely kids at Osaka International School!
Wouter Laleman, the librarian, introducing my talk on the creation process involved in making comics and manga and storyboards to the elementary schoool kids at The American School in Tokyo.
Myself, Kodansha artist Akiko and editor Mio giving a talk on our Chushingura history manga.
High school students, after class photo fun! The American School in Tokyo.
Taking part in a talk about comics in the UK - me joining in from Japan via skype.
