Archive for April 2008
Anime at Uncyclopedia
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 25, 2008
- In: Anime| Blog News| Fun| General Links
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Coming from one of the forum threads of Yume, I just landed on this absolutely hilarious article about animes at Uncyclopedia. I definitely recommend it if you need to take a bit of distance with your favorite “hobby” (hum, hum…)! Enjoy!
Japanese entertainment thunderbolt
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 24, 2008
The trumpets can start ringing, a new born has joined the increasingly fast-growing body of scholarly works focusing on the spread of Japanese entertainment and its success around the world!
In the wake of the many Manga Network projects, several publications are on the line and Marco Pellitteri’s book entitled “Il drago e la Saetta. Modelli, [...]
Polymanga – Souk des univers mangas
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 23, 2008
- In: Anime| Français| Fun| Manga| Media studies| User Experiences
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Polymanga, grande messe printanière du divertissement japonais en Suisse romande, ressemble chaque année un peu plus à un grand souk, où se croisent divers publics d’autant plus bigarés, qu’une partie d’entre eux arrivent grimés des façons les plus extravagantes. Travailler en tant que volontaire sur un stand offre la belle opportunité d’entrer en contacts [...]
Visual Anthropology
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 22, 2008
For a long time, I have been planing on making a page collecting some of the Websites that I deem most relevant to my field of research, that is media and communication studies, but always postponed its implementation, both for lack of time and, well, inspiration too. After all, I have collected hundreds and hundreds [...]
Conference on Media practices convergence
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 9, 2008
MEDIA PRACTICES AND CULTURAL PRODUCERS
EASA Media Anthropology Network Second Workshop
Barcelona, Spain, November 6-7, 2008
Official website: http://www.media-anthropology.net/events.htm
Registration
Due to the limited number of places available, please register in order to take part in the event.
Registration fee: Euro 80 (Euro 60 students) Coffee breaks and one cold lunch is included
Registration until 17 of July.
For registration and further [...]
Imaginary Japan
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 5, 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Imaginary Japan:
Japanese Fantasy in Contemporary Popular Culture
18, September – Saturday 20, September 2008
University of Helsinki, Finland
Conference pages: http://sets.wordpress.com/
We invite papers on intercultural encounters in all areas of popular culture covering cultural, economical, political and social issues.
Deadlines:
Proposals including an abstract (max. 250 words) and a short CV should be submitted to Conference Secretary Varpu [...]
Brave Story
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 4, 2008
- In: Events| Français| Fun| Projection
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L’association Yume a le plaisir d’organiser la première suisse de:
Brave Story
Dimanche 6 avril 2008 à midi
Cinéma Bio
47 Rue Saint-Joseph
1227 Carouge
Tram 12, 13 : March
Entrée 16.- CHF
13.- AVS-Etudiants-Chômeurs-AI- Membres ATE
10.- Ciné Pass
5.- Membres Yume
Site officiel: http://www.bravestory-lefilm.com/
Titre original : Brave Story
Pays : Japon
Durée : 112 minutes
Langues : Version originales sous-titrée en français
Format image : 1,85
Format [...]
Communicative Implications of Media Characteristics – International and Intercultural Perspectives
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 3, 2008
Here is an interesting call for papers from the International Journal Studies in Communication Sciences for all those interested in the role played by media platform in the evolution of media contents and uses. I received this announcement from the MediAnthro mailing list.
The special section of the forthcoming issue of the international journal Studies in [...]
Mangapub, Mangagraffitis
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 2, 2008
- In: Français| Fun| Globalization| Manga
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Ces dernières années, les fans de mangas n’ont plus autant à craindre les foudres du conformisme bien-pensant qui tendait à mettre tout le divertissement japonais dans le même panier: de la m….! Néanmoins, cette posture n’est pas non plus de tout repos. En-dehors des cercles d’adeptes, il faut encore presque systématiquement se justifier de son [...]
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- Ariane Beldi: Bonjour, Je vous remercie de ce chaleureux compliment au sujet des Suisses. Un peu stéréotypé, à certains égards, mais assez juste aussi! ;-) J'
- esmeralda erefaie: Chers amis, Je vous remercie de votre article. Depuis de très longues années je fréquente ce pays qui est la Suisse. Je le trouve fort agréable
- MelOu: Je suis allée aujourd'hui au Village Manga ! ^^ Ils étaient encore en train d'installer certaines choses. Mais globalement, c'était intéressant. ^
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Online academic research tools
- Popular Culture of Japan: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
- AVForums.com Home
- Dipity
- Listology
- Babelio - Vos livres en ligne - Connectez vos bibliothèques
- Organize, Discuss, Discover - MyAnimeList.net
- World Bank - Welcome to the World Bank Developer Network!
- Data & Statistics
- SEVN : Syndicat de l'Edition Vidéo Numérique
- mekentosj.com : Software for Research
My links on diigo
- concordiaprogram.pdf (application/pdf Object) December 16, 2009
- Journal of the Imaginary and Fantastic : Vol.1 No.2 : Hayao Miyazaki studies December 11, 2009
- Video - Tough Times for Anime's Animators - WSJ.com December 10, 2009
- AFP: Rap and manga - new roads to Nirvana in Japan December 10, 2009
- Otaku Encyclopedia – Book Review | Jamaipanese December 8, 2009
The Chronicles of Timothy Abbott
- European Elections? Well, they are happening somewhere
- Out of Brixton into the world
- Timothy Abbott's Chronicles of night and Northern Light
- Landscapes of the mind and soul » Timothy Abbott. Professionally produced, unconventional journalism
- Landscapes of the body » Timothy Abbott. Professionally produced, unconventional journalism
Confessions of an Aca-Fan
- Public Media, Public Education, and the Public Good: An Interview with Heather Chaplin (Part Two)
- Public Media, Public Education, and the Public Good: An Interview with Heather Chaplin (Part One)
- How Fictional Story Worlds Influence Real World Politics
- On Chuck and Carrot Mobs: Mapping the Connections Between Participatory Culture and Public Participation
- Harry Potter: The Exhibition, or what Location Entertainment Adds to a Transmedia Franchise
New Media & Society
- Lewis, J., & West, A. (2009). ‘Friending’: London-based undergraduates’ experience of Facebook. New Media Society, 11(7), 1209-1229.
- Mager, A. (2009). Mediated health: sociotechnical practices of providing and using online health information. New Media Society, 11(7), 1123-1142.
- Wofford, J. (2009). Book Review: Terry Harpold, Ex-foliations: Reading Machines and the Upgrade Path. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2009. 351 pp. ISBN 9780816651023, $25 (pbk). New Media Society, 11(7), 1259-1261.
- Hwang, J. M., Cheong, P. H., & Feeley, T. H. (2009). Being young and feeling blue in Taiwan: examining adolescent depressive mood and online and offline activities. New Media Society, 11(7), 1101-1121.
- Erickson, I. (2009). Review Article: To be networked, hyperlinked, portable: Kazys Varnelis (ed.), Networked Publics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2008. x + 176 pp. ISBN 9780262220859, $35 (hbk) Joseph Turow and Lokman Tsui (eds), The Hyperlinked Society: Questioning Connections in the Digital Age. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2008. vi + 319 pp. ISBN 9780472050437, $24.95 (pbk) Mary Chayko, Portable Communities: The Social Dynamics of Online and Mobile Connectedness. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2008. x + 306 pp. ISBN 9780791476000, $24.95 (pbk). New Media Society, 11(7), 1252-1258.
