Fandom Unbound by Mizuko Ito
Otaku culture has emerged as one of Japan's major cultural exports and as a genuinely transnational phenomenon. This title investigates how this once marginalized popular culture has come to play a major role in Japan's identity at home and abroad.
"This is the first comprehensive book to examine the full range of practices we associate with Otaku cultureThe range of material covered here - from train watchers to cosplayers, from model builders to fansubbers - is really spectacular, helping us to move beyond encrusted stereotypes of the isolated Otaku to a much more nuanced understanding of the Otaku subculture."—Henry Jenkins, author of Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide -- Henry Jenkins
“This strongly original book, organized by a scholar of international stature, brings together a fascinating range of experts in a highly productive dialogue about one of the most interesting popular culture phenomena of the last fifty years.”—Ellen Seiter. Stephen K. Nenno Chair of Television Studies and Professor of Critical Studies, USC School of Cinematic Arts -- Ellen Seiter
“This strongly original book, organized by a scholar of international stature, brings together a fascinating range of experts in a highly productive dialogue about one of the most interesting popular culture phenomena of the last fifty years.”—Ellen Seiter. Stephen K. Nenno Chair of Television Studies and Professor of Critical Studies, USC School of Cinematic Arts -- Ellen Seiter
Mizuko Ito is Professor in Residence and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Chair in Digital Media and Learning, Department of Anthropology and Department of Informatics, University of California, Irvine. Daisuke Okabe is lecturer in psychology, Tokyo City University, Japan. Izumi Tsuji is associate professor of sociology at Chuo University, Japan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300158649 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300158645 |
| Title | Fandom Unbound |
| Author | Mizuko Ito |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2012-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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