Why Translation Matters In Comics

22.09.17

Why Translation Matters In Comics

by Febrina Anindita

 

Featuring: Emma Hayley, Mari Morimoto, Maria Antonia Rahartati Bambang Haryo
Moderated by: Lim Cheng Tju

Date: 22 Sep, 2017
Time: 7.30pm – 8.45pm
Venue: Play Den, The Arts House
Tickets: $10; $8 (students and senior citizens); $38 Forum Pass | Get your tickets here

We may not always associate translation with comics, but from manga to the Asterix series, much of our diet of comics is made possible only through translation. In this panel, our speakers – Maria Rahartati, aka Madame Asterix, translator of the Asterix comics in Indonesia; manga translator Mari Morimoto; and influential indie comic publisher Emma Hayley (SelfMadeHero) – tell us why they champion works in translation, and why comics are important for intercultural understanding.whiteboardjournal, logo