Tolerating monsters: Challenging extremism through animated storytelling

Altiok, Revna

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Title

Tolerating monsters: Challenging extremism through animated storytelling

Author(s)

Altiok, Revna

Issue Date

2025-12-16

Keyword(s)

• Anime Studies
• Syllabus
• Monster Theory
• Otherness
• Extremism
• Media Literacy

Abstract

This paper discusses an anime course titled Tolerating Monsters: Challenging Extremism Through Animated Storytelling, which brings together monster theory, tolerance, critical media analysis, and cultural influence to explore anime’s pedagogical potential. The course examines how animated narratives, especially those featuring nonhuman and monstrous figures, can encourage students to think critically, challenge prejudice, and develop greater acceptance of difference. By highlighting anime as both a tool of critique and a reflection of ideologies, the course demonstrates how media can be used to foster understanding, reflection, and ethical awareness in the classroom.

Series/Report Name or Number

The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies, volume 6 issue 2

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

Syllabi

Language

eng

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.jams.v6.2132

Copyright and License Information

• Copyright 2025 Revna Altiok
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0).

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