Posts Tagged ‘otakus’
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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
- LEXILOGOS - Dictionnaires, Cartes, Documents en ligne - Langues & Pays
- Invelos Software's DVD Profiler - DVD Collection Software for the DVD and Blu-ray Enthusiast
- Catalog DVD's and Organize Your Movie Collection Online - Movie Collector Plus
- Tracking Your DVD Library
- DVD Corral - Free online DVD Collection and Catalog site - Catalog DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
- DVD Library Software, catalog your DVDs automatically (for Windows & Mac OS X)
- DVD Anthology
- DVD Aficionado
- DVDthèque
- MyLibrary - Gestion de vidéothèque gratuite en ligne
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.
