Aceasta carte este mai mult decat un ghid pentru animatia japoneza – este un manifest pentru democratizarea cunoasterii, trezirea gandirii critice si inspirarea unui scop, intr-o lume din ce in ce mai fragmentata. Pentru oricine este pregatit sa gandeasca profund, sa simta sincer si sa viseze cu indrazneala, „In viitor: Animatia japoneza transcende universalismul” este un companion vital pentru vremurile care vor veni, prin intermediul povestirilor animate.
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Nascuta in Romania si activa la nivel global, Dr. Maria Grajdian construieste punti intre culturi si discipline, animata de pasiunea pentru cercetare de impact, dialog creativ si justitie educationala, profesand ca si conferentiar universitar in Studii Mediatice si Antropologie Culturala la Universitatea din Hiroshima, Japonia. Cu o formare academica solida in antropologie, muzicologie, niponologie si filologie franceza, Dr. Maria Grajdian integreaza cu usurinta domenii variate in cercetarile sale interdisciplinare. A obtinut titlul de doctor in (etno-)muzicologie la Universitatea de Muzica, Teatru si Media din Hanovra, Germania. Autoare prolifica si teoreticiana culturala, coordoneaza in prezent trei proiecte internationale de anvergura:
• Viitoruri ale iubirii: Inteligente artificiale, medii digitale, realitati alternative si sensul vietii (2023-2027),
• Digitalizarea stiintelor umaniste in Asia si Europa: Ecosisteme emergente, industrii creative si solidaritati virtuale (2024-2027),
• Economii terapeutice: Reprezentarea traumei, vindecarii si transcendentei in fenomenele mediatice de masa (2024-2027).
In paralel, pregateste pentru anul 2025 doua volume de autor: Vindecarea amintirilor: Performativitatile terapeutice ale companiei de teatru Takarazuka Revue si Cu viteza, inspre viitor: Discursurile anti-nihiliste ale companiei de teatru Takarazuka Revue. Totodata, coordoneaza doua volume colective – Realitati alternative si lumi potentiale (impreuna cu conf. dr. Raluca Nicolae, Universitatea de Studii Economice din Bucuresti) si Digitalizarea stiintelor umaniste: Teorii, practici si metodologii (alaturi de conf. dr. Irem Atasoy, Universitatea din Istanbul, si conf. dr. Habib Tekin, Universitatea Marmara din Istanbul). Dincolo de activitatea academica, este co-fondatoare si CEO a platformei Vitixa: Vitalitate regasita! Bunastare si iubire pentru o lume mai buna, si fondatoarea canalului YouTube Scoala iubirii, unde exploreaza spiritul uman, creativitatea si transformarea individuala: cercetatoare carismatica cu un spirit rebel, Dr. Maria Grajdian transforma cunoasterea in conexiune – si cercetarea in experienta formativa.
Romanian-born and globally engaged, Dr. Maria Grajdian bridges cultures and disciplines with a passion for meaningful research, creative dialogue, and educational justice while serving as Associate Professor of Media Studies and Cultural Anthropology at Hiroshima University, Japan. Connecting diverse approaches with ease, Dr. Maria Grajdian brings to her work a rich academic background in anthropology, musicology, Japanese studies, and French philology. She earned her PhD in (Ethno-)Musicology from the University of Music, Drama and Media in Hanover, Germany. A prolific scholar and cultural theorist, she is currently at the helm of three ambitious international research projects:
• Loving Futures: Artificial Intelligences, Digital Media, Alternative Realities and the Meaning of Life (2023-2027),
• Digital Humanities in Asia and Europe: Emerging Ecosystems, Creative Industries and Virtual Solidarities (2024-2027),
• Therapeutic Economies: The Representation of Trauma, Recovery and Transcendence in Phenomena of Mass Media (2024-2027).
Alongside these, she is preparing two monographs for release in 2025: The Healing of Memories: Takarazuka Revue’s Therapeutic Performativities and Fast-Forward the Future: Takarazuka Revue’s Discourses of Anti-Nihilism. She is also co-editing two volumes – Alternative Realities and Potential Worlds (with Dr. Raluca Nicolae, Bucharest University of Economics) and Digital Humanities: Theories, Practices and Methodologies (with Dr. Irem Atasoy, Istanbul University, and Dr. Habib Tekin, Marmara University). Beyond academia, she is the co-founder and CEO of Vitixa: Vitality Unlocked! Well-Being and Love for a Better World and hosts the YouTube channel The School of Love, where she explores human condition, creativity, and individual transformation: a dynamic scholar with a rebellious edge, Dr. Maria Grajdian turns knowledge into connection – and research into formative experiences.