Zur Startseite gehen
0,00 €*
Cover: 9781478006299 | Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan | Patrick W. Galbraith
Dekorationsartikel gehören nicht zum Leistungsumfang.
Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan
Taschenbuch von Patrick W. Galbraith
Sprache: Englisch

39,85 €*

inkl. MwSt.

Versandkostenfrei per Post / DHL

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Kategorien:
Beschreibung
From computer games to figurines and maid cafes, men called "otaku" develop intense fan relationships with "cute girl" characters from manga, anime, and related media and material in contemporary Japan. While much of the Japanese public considers the forms of character love associated with "otaku" to be weird and perverse, the Japanese government has endeavored to incorporate "otaku" culture into its branding of "Cool Japan." In Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan, Patrick W. Galbraith explores the conflicting meanings of "otaku" culture and its significance to Japanese popular culture, masculinity, and the nation. Tracing the history of "otaku" and "cute girl" characters from their origins in the 1970s to his recent fieldwork in Akihabara, Tokyo ("the Holy Land of Otaku"), Galbraith contends that the discourse surrounding "otaku" reveals tensions around contested notions of gender, sexuality, and ways of imagining the nation that extend far beyond Japan. At the same time, in their relationships with characters and one another, "otaku" are imagining and creating alternative social worlds.
From computer games to figurines and maid cafes, men called "otaku" develop intense fan relationships with "cute girl" characters from manga, anime, and related media and material in contemporary Japan. While much of the Japanese public considers the forms of character love associated with "otaku" to be weird and perverse, the Japanese government has endeavored to incorporate "otaku" culture into its branding of "Cool Japan." In Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan, Patrick W. Galbraith explores the conflicting meanings of "otaku" culture and its significance to Japanese popular culture, masculinity, and the nation. Tracing the history of "otaku" and "cute girl" characters from their origins in the 1970s to his recent fieldwork in Akihabara, Tokyo ("the Holy Land of Otaku"), Galbraith contends that the discourse surrounding "otaku" reveals tensions around contested notions of gender, sexuality, and ways of imagining the nation that extend far beyond Japan. At the same time, in their relationships with characters and one another, "otaku" are imagining and creating alternative social worlds.
Über den Autor
Patrick W. Galbraith is an Associate Professor in the School of International Communication at Sensh¿ University in Tokyo. His recent publications include Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan (Duke University Press, 2019), AKB48 (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019) and Erotic Comics in Japan: An Introduction to Eromanga (Amsterdam University Press, 2020). ORCiD: [...]
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Dedication / Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. "Otaku" and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan 1
1. Seeking an Alternative: "Male S¿jo Fans since the 1970s 20
2. "Otaku" Research and Reality Problems 49
3. Moe: An Affective Response to Fictional Characters 76
4. Akihabara: "Otaku" and Contested Imaginaries in Japan 127
5. Maid Cafés: Relations with Fictional and Real Others in Spaces Between 184
Conclusion. Eshi 100: The Politics of Japanese, "Otaku," Popular Culture in Akihabara and Beyond 227
Notes 261
Bibliography 289
Index 311
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Produktart: Humor, Comics & Cartoons
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 336
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781478006299
ISBN-10: 1478006293
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Galbraith, Patrick W.
Hersteller: Duke University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Patrick W. Galbraith
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.12.2019
Gewicht: 0,488 kg
preigu-id: 115260553
Über den Autor
Patrick W. Galbraith is an Associate Professor in the School of International Communication at Sensh¿ University in Tokyo. His recent publications include Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan (Duke University Press, 2019), AKB48 (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019) and Erotic Comics in Japan: An Introduction to Eromanga (Amsterdam University Press, 2020). ORCiD: [...]
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Dedication / Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. "Otaku" and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan 1
1. Seeking an Alternative: "Male S¿jo Fans since the 1970s 20
2. "Otaku" Research and Reality Problems 49
3. Moe: An Affective Response to Fictional Characters 76
4. Akihabara: "Otaku" and Contested Imaginaries in Japan 127
5. Maid Cafés: Relations with Fictional and Real Others in Spaces Between 184
Conclusion. Eshi 100: The Politics of Japanese, "Otaku," Popular Culture in Akihabara and Beyond 227
Notes 261
Bibliography 289
Index 311
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Produktart: Humor, Comics & Cartoons
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 336
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781478006299
ISBN-10: 1478006293
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Galbraith, Patrick W.
Hersteller: Duke University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Patrick W. Galbraith
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.12.2019
Gewicht: 0,488 kg
preigu-id: 115260553
Warnhinweis

Ähnliche Produkte

Ähnliche Produkte

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9780745648040 | For a New Critique of Political Economy | Bernard Stiegler | Buch
For a New Critique of Political Economy
EAN: 9780745648040
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Bernard Stiegler

18,20 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9780520262744 | Media Archaeology | Approaches, Applications, and Implications | Buch
Media Archaeology
Approaches, Applications, and Implications
EAN: 9780520262744
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Erkki Huhtamo (u. a.)

39,65 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9783662538357 | Unsere digitale Zukunft | In welcher Welt wollen wir leben? | Könneker
Unsere digitale Zukunft
In welcher Welt wollen wir leben?
EAN: 9783662538357
Sprache: Deutsch
Von/Mit: Carsten Könneker

17,99 €*

Lieferzeit 4-7 Werktage

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9783658152499 | Schlüsselwerke der Religionssoziologie | Gert Pickel (u. a.) | Buch
Schlüsselwerke der Religionssoziologie
EAN: 9783658152499
Sprache: Deutsch
Von/Mit: Gert Pickel (u. a.)

74,99 €*

Lieferzeit 4-7 Werktage

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9783865962454 | Popfeminismus! Fragezeichen! | Eine Einführung | Katja Kauer | Buch
Popfeminismus! Fragezeichen!
Eine Einführung
EAN: 9783865962454
Sprache: Deutsch
Von/Mit: Katja Kauer

29,80 €*

Lieferzeit 4-7 Werktage

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9781838677763 | The Olympic Games | Helen Jefferson Lenskyj | Taschenbuch | Paperback
The Olympic Games
EAN: 9781838677763
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

35,70 €*

Lieferzeit 4-7 Werktage

Buch
Cover: 9783476057372 | Behinderung | Kulturwissenschaftliches Handbuch | Susanne Hartwig
Behinderung
Kulturwissenschaftliches Handbuch
EAN: 9783476057372
Sprache: Deutsch
Von/Mit: Susanne Hartwig

109,99 €*

Lieferzeit 2-3 Wochen

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9783346245359 | Kultursponsoring anhand von best-practise Beispielen | Wähner | Buch
Kultursponsoring anhand von best-practise Beispielen
EAN: 9783346245359
Sprache: Deutsch
Von/Mit: Caroline Brunhild Wähner

15,95 €*

Lieferzeit 4-7 Werktage

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9781779515124 | Suicide Squad: Bad Blood | Bruno Redondo (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | 2022
Suicide Squad: Bad Blood
EAN: 9781779515124
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Bruno Redondo (u. a.)

21,90 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9783962730703 | Mystique der Weltbevölkerung | Daniel Falb | Taschenbuch | IMD | 2022
Mystique der Weltbevölkerung
EAN: 9783962730703
Sprache: Deutsch
Von/Mit: Daniel Falb

17,00 €*

Lieferzeit 2-4 Werktage

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9781032139340 | Routledge Handbook of Critical Studies in Whiteness | Taschenbuch
Routledge Handbook of Critical Studies in Whiteness
EAN: 9781032139340
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Christi van der Westhuizen (u. a.)

62,40 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um eine bestmögliche Erfahrung bieten zu können. Mehr Informationen ...