Professional Speaker Series 1 – Charles Dunbar, Cultural Anthropologist

The films of Studio Ghibli have often been praised for their artistic imagery, thoughtful stories and quirky characters.
But beyond the surface, they also possess strong themes on social issues, family, the environment and the state of the world.
This talk will explore the origins of the studio and its legendary director Miyazaki Hayao, the “continuity” found within his early work, his “re-invention” with Mononoke-hime, and how the films manage to blend together mythology, storytelling and a healthy dose of politics and philosophy into a product that defies the label of “simply animation.”