Mr. Frederik L. Schodt

Mr. Schodt is a writer, translator, and conference interpreter, based in the San Francisco Bay area. He has written widely on Japanese history, popular culture, and technology. Among his better known works are Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics (Kodansha International, 1983), Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia (Kodansha International, 1988), America and the Four Japans: Friend, Foe, Model, Mirror (Stone Bridge Press, 1993), and Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga (Stone Bridge Press, 1996). His writings on manga, and his translations of them, helped trigger the current popularity of Japanese comics in the English-speaking world, and in 2000 resulted in his being awarded the Special Category of the Asahi Shimbun's Osamu Tezuka Culture Award. His latest book, Native American in the Land of the Shogun: Ranald MacDonald and the Opening of Japan, was written and researched over a twelve year period, and published by Stone Bridge Press in 2003. In 2005, it was named an Outstanding Academic Title of the year by the American Library Association's Choice Magazine. His website is www.jai2.com.

Lectures available: 2006-03