- This event has passed.
Masked Superheroes in Japan
October 4, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 12:20 pm
GEB 233 • CRAIG AUDITORIUM • 11:30 AM
Masked Superheroes in Japan
Talk by Dr. Alisa Freedman, University of Oregon
From Moonlight Mask (Gekko Kamen) to Super Sentai bands of fighters in Ultraman, masked Superheroes have been a staple of Japanese television. What lies behind their masks?
About Dr. Alisa Freedman
Alisa Freedman is an Associate Professor of Japanese Literature and Film at the University of Oregon. She has published articles and edited special journal issues on Japanese modernism, Tokyo studies, youth culture, gender, television, humor as social critique, teaching pedagogies, and intersections of literature and digital media, along with translations of Japanese literature. She is Editor-in-Chief of the U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal.
Image Credit: Choudenshi Bioman (1984)