"All Life is Genocide: the Philosophical Pessimism of Osamu Tezuka," in Mangatopia: Essays on Manga and Anime in the Modern World, ed. Timothy Perper and Martha Cornog. Santa Barbara CA: ABC-Clio Libraries Unlimited, forthcoming 2010.
"'You, God of Manga, are Cruel!': Karma and Suffering in the Universe of Osamu Tezuka," in Manga and Philosophy, Open Court, 2010.
Twelve panels at Anticipation, Montréal (Worldcon 2009) including, "The Persistence of Form and Ritual," "Anime/Manga: Community and Fandom," and “Inspiration, Homage or Appropriation?”
Guest lecture on Osamu Tezuka, in "Japanese Literature 123: Manga", at Harvard University, October 2008.
"Osamu Tezuka, God of Manga." Presented at Confluence, August 2008.
"Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man?: History of Gender in Manga and Anime." Presented at Vericon Literary Conference, Harvard University, January 2008.
Guest lecture on Cosplay, J-rock and J-fashion influences on American Otaku Culture, given at Bard College at Simon's Rock, January 2006.
Manga and Anime Work
Consultant for The Rough Guide to Anime, by Simon Richmond, Rough Guides, 2009.
Manga Library Collections Advisor for Adam Kern, 2007-8.
Mythology and Language Consultant, ADV Films, 2005 to present.
