Tze-yue Gigi Hu
Animation, Film and Asian Studies Scholar and Writer
Background
Tze-yue Gigi Hu ( ???????has a Ph. D in Comparative Literature from the University of Hong Kong specializing in visual narratives. She has lived, worked and studied in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and the United Kingdom and was a visiting scholar and lecturer at the University of Oklahoma, School of International and Area Studies from 2005 to 2010. She was also an active committee member of the International Club of Ponca City from 2006-2009. The club promotes "friendship without barriers". She speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese and enjoys working in a multi-racial and multi-cultural environment.
Main Focus
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Introduction to East Asian and Southeast Asian cultures through animation and film, selected art forms, performances and activities
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Emphasis on inter-disciplinary study and discovery
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Experience multi-media / material learning environment stressing on heritage ideas and methods
Offerings
Combination of workshop and seminar discussion inclusive of film screening and some hands-on art experiences (e.g. paper animation, origami, Chinese calligraphy, tea-making and drinking etc.)
Selected Publications, Events, Awards
Availability: Within Oklahoma, nationally and internationally, please give adequate advance notice
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Frames of Anime: Culture and Image-Building (2010, University of Hong Kong Press)
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“The Animated Resurrection of The Legend of the White Snake in Japan” for Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal (see http://anm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/2/1/43) 2007, Vol. 2 No.1
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Anime Origami Peace series at Casady School and OKC Downtown Library September 2010 co-organized by Japan-America Society of Oklahoma, Education Coordinator
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Topic on Korean Wave, Asia Symposium March 2010 OU School of International and Area Studies, http://www.ou.edu/content/dam/International/SIAS/Flyers/Tosa.pdf Host and Coordinator
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Intercultural Lunch Bag Series at Pioneer Woman Museum organized by International Club of Ponca City and co-sponsored by ConocoPhillips, Nov-June 2007-8. Coordinator and Presenter
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Japan Foundation Fellowship Award (2003-004), affiliation at Waseda University, Division of Cinema and Theatre Arts
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"The Festival of Hungry Ghosts” in Singapore Tourism, STPB Best Travel Article Merit Award 1987
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“My Childhood Memories” in The Straits Times, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board Best Travel Article Award 1985
Contact: zhiyu_hu@yahoo.com
