Archive for April 2009
Otaku: beyond the word and the prejudices
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 28, 2009
For those of you out there who have had issues with the concept of “otaku” and wish to go deeper into its implication for (post-)modern mass media consumption, this new book is for you! Hiroki Azuma, one of the most prominent young Japanese literary critic and philosopher, has been writing about Otakus for some years [...]
Village Manga – Salon du livre et de la presse de Genève
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 21, 2009
Du 22 au 26 avril 2009, le Salon du livre et de la presse de Genève accueille pour la première fois un Village Manga, organisé par les associations Yume et Omusubi.
Il y avait certes eu le Japan Manga Festival, en 2007, mais celui-ci avait été organisé en annexe de l’événement principal et il fallait payer [...]
Otaku2 – Doujinshi and Law
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 21, 2009
Otaku2 – Doujinshi and Law
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This is something I have been thinking about recently. The manga industry has everything to gain from the dojinshi circles, for two reasons.
First, dojinshi has been fostered by the practice of the manga editors as far back as the 1930’s, when the first prepublication magazines encouraged readers to send [...]
Social and technical aspects of the uses of technology
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 11, 2009
Twitter can indeed be a very useful source of information, as the following article entitled Why social search won’t topple Google (anytime soon) illustrates it. Actually, I found it following a citation in an article on the Slow Erosion of Google Search, which had been previously cited by one of my contact on Twitter. What [...]
Home – EuroITV2009 – European Interactive TV Conference, Leuven, Belgium, June 3-5, 2009
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 9, 2009
Home – EuroITV2009 – European Interactive TV Conference, Leuven, Belgium, June 3-5, 2009
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The “mie” pose in Animes
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 6, 2009
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Danjuro Ichikawa II, in a mie pose in Shibaraku. Woodblock print by Torii Kiyomasu. Wikipedia English
Recently, I went to an amazing Surimono exhibit, at the Museum Rietberg, in Zürich. One of them represented the famous Kabuki actor Ishikawa Danjuro in a “mie” pose. Our guide, Mrs. Helen Loveday, an expert in the field of Chinese/Japanese [...]
Studentships
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 6, 2009
Studentships
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Transforming Audiences 2 – International Conference 2009 – Call for Papers
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 5, 2009
Transforming Audiences 2 – International Conference 2009 – Call for Papers
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Useful syllabi on virtual worlds and technology
Posted by: Ariane Beldi on: April 3, 2009
Useful syllabi on virtual worlds and technology
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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'
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- 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.
