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Mechademia 5

Frenchy Lunning
Mechademia 5 Book PDF

Author : Frenchy Lunning
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452915654

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Passionate fans of anime and manga, known in Japan as otaku and active around the world, play a significant role in the creation and interpretation of this pervasive popular culture. Routinely appropriating and remixing favorite characters, narratives, imagery, and settings, otaku take control of the anime characters they consume. Fanthropologies—the fifth volume in the Mechademia series, an annual forum devoted to Japanese anime and manga—focuses on fans, fan activities, and the otaku phenomenon. The zones of activity discussed in these essays range from fan-subs (fan-subtitled versions of anime and manga) and copyright issues to gender and nationality in fandom, dolls, and other forms of consumption that fandom offers. Individual pieces include a remarkable photo essay on the emerging art of cosplay photography; an original manga about an obsessive doll-fan; and a tour of Akihabara, Tokyo's discount electronics shopping district, by a scholar disguised as a fuzzy animal. Contributors: Madeline Ashby; Jodie Beck, McGill U; Christopher Bolton, Williams College; Naitō Chizuko, Otsuma U; Ian Condry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Martha Cornog; Kathryn Dunlap, U of Central Florida; Ōtsuka Eiji, Kobe Design U; Gerald Figal, Vanderbilt U; Patrick W. Galbraith, U of Tokyo; Marc Hairston, U of Texas at Dallas; Marilyn Ivy, Columbia U; Koichi Iwabuchi, Waseda U; Paul Jackson; Amamiya Karin; Fan-Yi Lam; Thomas Lamarre, McGill U; Paul M. Malone, U of Waterloo; Anne McKnight, U of Southern California; Livia Monnet, U of Montreal; Susan Napier, Tufts U; Kerin Ogg; Timothy Perper; Eron Rauch; Brian Ruh, Indiana U; Nathan Shockey, Columbia U; Marc Steinberg, Concordia U; Jin C. Tomshine, U of California, San Francisco; Carissa Wolf, North Dakota State U.

Non-Professional Translating and Interpreting

Sebnem Susam-Sarajeva,Luis Pérez-González
Non Professional Translating and Interpreting Book PDF

Author : Sebnem Susam-Sarajeva,Luis Pérez-González
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317620761

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Non-Professional Translating and Interpreting by Sebnem Susam-Sarajeva,Luis Pérez-González Pdf

This special issue of The Translator explores the field with a view to learning from the individuals and networks who take on such 'non-professional' translation and interpreting activities. It showcases the work of researchers who look into the phenomenon within a wide variety of settings: from museums to churches, crowdsourcing and media sites to Wikipedia, and scientific journals to the Social Forum. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines and models, the contributions to this volume enhance the visibility of non-professionals engaged in translating and interpreting and challenge a range of widely-held assumptions within the discipline and the profession.

Anime's Identity

Stevie Suan
Anime s Identity Book PDF

Author : Stevie Suan
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781452966069

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A formal approach to anime rethinks globalization and transnationality under neoliberalism Anime has become synonymous with Japanese culture, but its global reach raises a perplexing question—what happens when anime is produced outside of Japan? Who actually makes anime, and how can this help us rethink notions of cultural production? In Anime’s Identity, Stevie Suan examines how anime’s recognizable media-form—no matter where it is produced—reflects the problematics of globalization. The result is an incisive look at not only anime but also the tensions of transnationality. Far from valorizing the individualistic “originality” so often touted in national creative industries, anime reveals an alternate type of creativity based in repetition and variation. In exploring this alternative creativity and its accompanying aesthetics, Suan examines anime from fresh angles, including considerations of how anime operates like a brand of media, the intricacies of anime production occurring across national borders, inquiries into the selfhood involved in anime’s character acting, and analyses of various anime works that present differing modes of transnationality. Anime’s Identity deftly merges theories from media studies and performance studies, introducing innovative formal concepts that connect anime to questions of dislocation on a global scale, creating a transformative new lens for analyzing popular media.

Pervasive Animation

Suzanne Buchan
Pervasive Animation Book PDF

Author : Suzanne Buchan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136519550

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This new addition to the AFI Film Readers series brings together original scholarship on animation in contemporary moving image culture, from classic experimental and independent shorts to digital animation and installation. The collection - that is also a philosophy of animation - foregrounds new critical perspectives on animation, connects them to historical and contemporary philosophical and theoretical contexts and production practice, and expands the existing canon. Throughout, contributors offer an interdisciplinary roadmap of new directions in film and animation studies, discussing animation in relationship to aesthetics, ideology, philosophy, historiography, visualization, genealogies, spectatorship, representation, technologies, and material culture.

Pink Globalization

Christine R. Yano
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Author : Christine R. Yano
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822353638

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In Pink Globalization, Christine R. Yano examines the creation and rise of Hello Kitty as a part of Japanese Cute-Cool culture. Yano argues that the international popularity of Hello Kitty is one aspect of what she calls pink globalization—the spread of goods and images labeled cute (kawaii) from Japan to other parts of the industrial world. The concept of pink globalization connects the expansion of Japanese companies to overseas markets, the enhanced distribution of Japanese products, and the rise of Japan's national cool as suggested by the spread of manga and anime. Yano analyzes the changing complex of relations and identities surrounding the global reach of Hello Kitty's cute culture, discussing the responses of both ardent fans and virulent detractors. Through interviews, Yano shows how consumers use this iconic cat to negotiate gender, nostalgia, and national identity. She demonstrates that pink globalization allows the foreign to become familiar as it brings together the intimacy of cute and the distance of cool. Hello Kitty and her entourage of marketers and consumers wink, giddily suggesting innocence, sexuality, irony, sophistication, and even sheer happiness. Yano reveals the edgy power in this wink and the ways it can overturn, or at least challenge, power structures.

Fanthropologies

Frenchy Lunning
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Author : Frenchy Lunning
Publisher : Mechademia
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : 081667387X

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From fan-subs to cosplay, exploring the fan cultures inspired by anime and manga.

Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan

Patrick W. Galbraith,Thiam Huat Kam,Björn-Ole Kamm
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Author : Patrick W. Galbraith,Thiam Huat Kam,Björn-Ole Kamm
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472594983

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Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan by Patrick W. Galbraith,Thiam Huat Kam,Björn-Ole Kamm Pdf

With the spread of manga (Japanese comics) and anime (Japanese cartoons) around the world, many have adopted the Japanese term 'otaku' to identify fans of such media. The connection to manga and anime may seem straightforward, but, when taken for granted, often serves to obscure the debates within and around media fandom in Japan since the term 'otaku' appeared in the niche publication Manga Burikko in 1983. Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan disrupts the naturalization and trivialization of 'otaku' by examining the historical contingency of the term as a way to identify and contain problematic youth, consumers and fan cultures in Japan. Its chapters, many translated from Japanese and available in English for the first time – and with a foreword by Otsuka Eiji, former editor of Manga Burikko – explore key moments in the evolving discourse of 'otaku' in Japan. Rather than presenting a smooth, triumphant narrative of the transition of a subculture to the mainstream, the edited volume repositions 'otaku' in specific historical, social and economic contexts, providing new insights into the significance of the 'otaku' phenomenon in Japan and the world. By going back to original Japanese documents, translating key contributions by Japanese scholars and offering sustained analysis of these documents and scholars, Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan provides alternative histories of and approaches to 'otaku'. For all students and scholars of contemporary Japan and the history of Japanese fan and consumer cultures, this volume will be a foundation for understanding how 'otaku', at different places and times and to different people, is meaningful.

Contemporary Publics

P. David Marshall,Glenn D'Cruz,Sharyn McDonald,Katja Lee
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Author : P. David Marshall,Glenn D'Cruz,Sharyn McDonald,Katja Lee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137533241

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Contemporary Publics by P. David Marshall,Glenn D'Cruz,Sharyn McDonald,Katja Lee Pdf

If the twentieth century has been dominated by discussions of the public, public life, and the public sphere, Contemporary Publics argues that, in the twenty-first century, we must complicate the singularity of that paradigm and start thinking of our world in terms of multiple, overlapping, and competing publics. In three distinct streams—art, media and technology, and the intimate life—this volume offers up the intellectual and political significance of thinking through the plurality of our publics. “Countering Neoliberal Publics: Screen and Space,” explores how different artistic practices articulate the challenges and desires of multiple publics. “Making and Shaping Publics: Discourse and Technology” showcases how media shape publics, and how new and emerging publics use these technologies to construct identities. “Commodifying Public Intimacies” examines what happens to the notion of the private when intimacies structure publics, move into public spaces, and develop value that can be exchanged and circulated.

Manga's Cultural Crossroads

Jaqueline Berndt,Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer
Manga s Cultural Crossroads Book PDF

Author : Jaqueline Berndt,Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134102839

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Manga's Cultural Crossroads by Jaqueline Berndt,Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer Pdf

Focusing on the art and literary form of manga, this volume examines the intercultural exchanges that have shaped manga during the twentieth century and how manga’s culturalization is related to its globalization. Through contributions from leading scholars in the fields of comics and Japanese culture, it describes "manga culture" in two ways: as a fundamentally hybrid culture comprised of both subcultures and transcultures, and as an aesthetic culture which has eluded modernist notions of art, originality, and authorship. The latter is demonstrated in a special focus on the best-selling manga franchise, NARUTO.

Fandom Unbound

Mizuko Ito,Daisuke Okabe,Izumi Tsuji
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Author : Mizuko Ito,Daisuke Okabe,Izumi Tsuji
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300158649

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Fandom Unbound by Mizuko Ito,Daisuke Okabe,Izumi Tsuji Pdf

In recent years, otaku culture has emerged as one of Japan's major cultural exports and as a genuinely transnational phenomenon. This timely volume investigates how this once marginalized popular culture has come to play a major role in Japan's identity at home and abroad. In the American context, the word otaku is best translated as “geek'—an ardent fan with highly specialized knowledge and interests. But it is associated especially with fans of specific Japan-based cultural genres, including anime, manga, and video games. Most important of all, as this collection shows, is the way otaku culture represents a newly participatory fan culture in which fans not only organize around niche interests but produce and distribute their own media content. In this collection of essays, Japanese and American scholars offer richly detailed descriptions of how this once stigmatized Japanese youth culture created its own alternative markets and cultural products such as fan fiction, comics, costumes, and remixes, becoming a major international force that can challenge the dominance of commercial media. By exploring the rich variety of otaku culture from multiple perspectives, this groundbreaking collection provides fascinating insights into the present and future of cultural production and distribution in the digital age.

Visions of Precarity in Japanese Popular Culture and Literature

Kristina Iwata-Weickgenannt,Roman Rosenbaum
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Author : Kristina Iwata-Weickgenannt,Roman Rosenbaum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317619109

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Visions of Precarity in Japanese Popular Culture and Literature by Kristina Iwata-Weickgenannt,Roman Rosenbaum Pdf

Recent natural as well as man-made cataclysmic events have dramatically changed the status quo of contemporary Japanese society, and following the Asia-Pacific war’s never-ending ‘postwar’ period, Japan has been dramatically forced into a zeitgeist of saigo or ‘post-disaster.’ This radically new worldview has significantly altered the socio-political as well as literary perception of one of the world’s potential superpowers, and in this book the contributors closely examine how Japan’s new paradigm of precarious existence is expressed through a variety of pop-cultural as well as literary media. Addressing the transition from post-war to post-disaster literature, this book examines the rise of precarity consciousness in Japanese socio-cultural discourse. The chapters investigate the extent to which we can talk about the emergence of a new literary paradigm of precarity in the world of Japanese popular culture. Through careful examination of a variety of contemporary texts ranging from literature, manga, anime, television drama and film this study offers an interpretation of the many dissonant voices in Japanese society. The contributors also outline the related social issues in Japanese society and culture, providing a comprehensive overview of the global trends that link Japan with the rest of the world. Visions of Precarity in Japanese Popular Culture and Literature will be of great interest to students and scholars of contemporary Japan, Japanese culture and society, popular culture and social and cultural history.

The Bloomsbury Handbook to Sofia Coppola

Suzanne Ferriss
The Bloomsbury Handbook to Sofia Coppola Book PDF

Author : Suzanne Ferriss
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350244320

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The Bloomsbury Handbook to Sofia Coppola by Suzanne Ferriss Pdf

The Bloomsbury Handbook to Sofia Coppola offers the first comprehensive overview of the director's impressive oeuvre. It includes individual chapters on her films, including The Virgin Suicides (1999), Lost in Translation (2003), Marie Antoinette (2006), Somewhere (2010), The Bling Ring (2013), The Beguiled (2017), and On the Rocks (2020). While focused on her films, contributors also consider Coppola's shorter works for television, commercials and music videos, as well as explorations of the distinct elements of her signature style: cinematography, production/costume design, music, and editing. Additional chapters provide insights into the influences on her work, its popular and scholarly reception, and interpretations of key themes and issues. The international team of contributors includes leading scholars of film, music, fashion, celebrity and gender studies, visual and material culture, reception studies, as well as industry professionals. Their interdisciplinary insights capture the complexities of Coppola's work and its cultural significance.

Masks and Human Connections

Luísa Magalhães,Cândido Oliveira Martins
Masks and Human Connections Book PDF

Author : Luísa Magalhães,Cândido Oliveira Martins
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031166730

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Masks and Human Connections by Luísa Magalhães,Cândido Oliveira Martins Pdf

This interdisciplinary collection explores four distinct perspectives about the mask, as object of use for protection, identity, and disguise. In part I, contributors address human identities within collective social performance, with chapters on performativity and the far right and masked identities in political resistance and communication. Part II focuses on the mask as a signifying object with strong representational challenges, exploring representations in festivals, literature, and film. Part III investigates the ambiguous use of the mask as a protective and concealing element, delving into visual culture and digital social media contexts. Finally, Part VI draws on the work of Levinas and Deleuze to investigate a philosophical view of the mask that addresses memory and ethics within intersubjective relationships. Questioning the contemporary world, using communication, sociology, visual culture, and philosophical theory, the volume provides a pedagogical and formative perspective on the mask.

The Korean Wave from a Private Commodity to a Public Good

Yeonhee Yoon, Kiwoong Yang
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Author : Yeonhee Yoon, Kiwoong Yang
Publisher : 고려대학교출판문화원
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9791191161427

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The Korean Wave from a Private Commodity to a Public Good by Yeonhee Yoon, Kiwoong Yang Pdf

The title of this book, The Korean Wave: from a Private Commodity to a Public Good, refers to the idea that the Korean Wave has now crossed its nation’s borders and become an international public good. Because the Korean Wave has so far surpassed its national borders to become a subject of global attention, we consider the Korean Wave through the lenses of power, interest, identity, politicization, and the “anti-Korean wave”. “In this context, we are proud to have supported the work that has led to this publication. We congratulate the editors on promoting a unique interdisciplinary perspective on popular culture and international relations, featuring contributions by both humanists and social scientists, and focusing on a hugely signifcant transcultural phenomenon - the Korean Wave - that originated in Asia yet spread across the globe. The questions of identity, interest, and power raised by this publication, based on a series of conferences held on our campus, are as signifcant as they are innovative. I hope you, the reader, will be inspired by this collection to pursue your own inquiries and further develop the study of Korean culture in global context.” - Michel Hockx, Director of Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, University of Notre Dame

The Soul of Anime

Ian Condry
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Author : Ian Condry
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822397557

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The Soul of Anime by Ian Condry Pdf

In The Soul of Anime, Ian Condry explores the emergence of anime, Japanese animated film and television, as a global cultural phenomenon. Drawing on ethnographic research, including interviews with artists at some of Tokyo's leading animation studios—such as Madhouse, Gonzo, Aniplex, and Studio Ghibli—Condry discusses how anime's fictional characters and worlds become platforms for collaborative creativity. He argues that the global success of Japanese animation has grown out of a collective social energy that operates across industries—including those that produce film, television, manga (comic books), and toys and other licensed merchandise—and connects fans to the creators of anime. For Condry, this collective social energy is the soul of anime.