Please join Comics: More Than Words for Cultural Trends Through Manhwa, a discussion with Amrita Adak, Professional Korean Translator, on understanding translation, transmigration, and cultural trends through manhwa. In this event, we will explore the theme of gender equity in South Korea and the challenges of translating texts to different cultural contexts.

Pre-Talk resources:

• how villainesses violate gender norms by bazazilio
• Kimchi & Kwang!: A reception study analyzing translation values in Korean webtoons translated to Dutch 
• Utopian Yearnings and “Real Life” in the Shōnen Isekai Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (“Slime Isekai”): Community, Progress, and Nation Building
• Rise of the Villainess: How the reborn bad girls of otome games are defying shoujo stereotypes
• Submit a question you would like to ask Amrita Adak

Register for the Amrita Adak event here.