𝐴𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑜 𝑑𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦

𝐽𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚

𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠

𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑡𝑜

𝗕𝗟 𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔

𝐴 𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐀𝐤𝐢𝐤𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞

𝟕 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐕𝐑

𝟓:𝟎𝟎 - 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌

Limited seats are free & open to the public.

To join, please register here: https://bit.ly/BLtalk_060724

A͟b͟o͟u͟t͟

As the world transformed during the pandemic, the media landscape in the Philippines and the region also transformed with the accessibility and popularity of queer media such as Boys Love, also known as BL. Originating from Japan, BL has now become a global phenomenon in recent years as these become increasingly localised and distributed to different audiences and their languages. From streamed web dramas to webtoons, BL has become a media genre that is challenging conservative and heteronormative representations of gender and sexuality in the region. In this roundtable, we'll hear from our guests, Akiko Mizoguchi and Thomas Baudinette, who will share their insights on how BL is transforming media landscapes, gender expression, queer culture and politics within Japan and the world.

Akiko Mizoguchi is a queer visual culture theorist who has published two award-winning books on BL in Japan, Theorizing BL as a Transformative Genre and its Dialogue Edition. These texts have been translated into Chinese and Korean, with an English edition coming soon. She is an Associate professor at Waseda University's School of Culture, Media and Society from the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences. She also has a Youtube Channel where she converses with BL authors titled "BL with Akiko."

Thomas Baudinette is a Senior Lecturer in Japanese and International Studies at Macquarie University, Australia. A global expert on BL media and fandom culture, his latest publication is Boys Love Media in Thailand (Bloomsbury 2023). He is currently working on a new book about Japanese and Korean media fandom in the Philippines.

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𝑂𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐽𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝐴𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑜 𝑑𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦.