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Hendrichs, Kaspar (2022)

Tales for Treasure: Transculturality and transtextuality in Eiichiro Oda's One Piece

Research master thesis | Literary Studies (research) (MA)

My thesis explores the ways in which Eiichiro Oda’s successful manga series One Piece uses cultural references to prevent singular storytelling. It studies the incorporation, adaptation, and transformation of popular cultural elements in the characters Donquixote Doflamingo and Usopp. This process highlights the continuous flow of cultural capital, which in turn opens up and acknowledges the plurality and diversity of perspectives, voices, and narratives.

Manga, One Piece, Eiichiro Oda, Parody, Postmodernism, Transtextuality, Transculturality, Japanese popular culture

Author

Hendrichs, Kaspar

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Popular Culture, Cultural Analysis

Supervisors

Hoving, I.

ECTS Credits

25

Language

en