ISBN:
1138638250
,
9781138638259
,
9781315637884
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 224 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Edition:
First published
Series Statement:
Routledge contemporary Japan series 65
DDC:
306.0952
Keywords:
Gesellschaft
;
Recht
;
Rezeption
;
Ausland
;
Massenkultur
;
Fan
;
Japanologie
;
Pop-Kultur
;
Manga
;
Japan
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
"Today's convergent media environment offers unprecedented opportunities for sourcing and disseminating previously obscure popular culture content from Japan. However, this presents concerns regarding copyright, ratings and exposure to potentially illegal content which are serious problems for those teaching and researching Japanese popular culture. Despite the enthusiasm for Japanese popular culture, these concerns spark debate about whether it can be judged harmful for youth audiences and could therefore herald the end of 'cool Japan.' This collection brings together Japan specialists in order to identify key challenges in using Japanese popular culture materials in their research and teaching. It addresses issues such as the availability of unofficially translated and transmitted Japanese material; the emphasis on adult-themes, violence, sexual scenes and under-age characters; and the high levels of discrepancy in legislation and ratings systems across the world. Considering how these issues affect researchers, teachers and fans in the US, Canada, Australia, China, Japan and elsewhere in Asia, the contributors discuss the different ways in which academic and fan practices are challenged by local regulations. Illustrating from personal experience the sometimes fraught nature of teaching about 'cool Japan,' they suggest ways in which Japanese Studies as a discipline needs to develop clearer guidelines for teaching and research, especially for new scholars entering the field. As the first collection to identify some of the real problems faced by teachers and researchers of Japanese popular culture as well as the students over whom they have a duty of care, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese Studies and Culture Studies"--Provided by publisher
Abstract:
Mark McLelland - Introduction: Negotiating "cool Japan" in research and teaching -- Alisa Freedman - Death note, student crimes, and the power of universities in the global spread of manga -- Laura Miller - Scholar girl meets manga maniac, media specialist, and cultural gatekeeper -- Kirsten Cather - Must we burn eromanga? : on trying obscenity in the courtroom and the classroom -- Sharalyn Orbaugh - Manga, anime and child pornography law in Canada -- Patrick W. Galbraith - The "Lolicon guy" : some observations on researching unpopular topics in Japan -- Adam Stapleton - All seizures great and small : reading contentious images of minors in Japan and Australia -- Lin Yang and Yanrui Xu - "The love that dare not speak its name" : Chinese Danmei communities in the 2014 anti-porn campaign -- Jessica Bauwens-Sugimoto - Negotiating religious and fan identities : "boys love" and Fujoshi guilt -- Kristine Michelle Santos and Febriani Sihombing - Is there a space for cool manga in Indonesia and the Philippines? : postcolonial discourses on transcultural manga -- Appendix: The rise and fall of the king of Lolicon : an interview with Uchiyama Aki / by Patrick Galbraith
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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