Posted on Apr 24, 2008 by Greypowered
The trumpets can start ringing, a new born has joined the increasingly fast-growing body of scholarly works focusing on the spread of Japanese entertainment and its success around the world!
In the wake of the many Manga Network projects, several publications are on the line and Marco Pellitteri’s book entitled “Il drago e la Saetta. Modelli, [...]
Filed under: Academics, Anime, English, Globalization, Manga, Manga Study Network, Publications, Researches, Reviews | Tagged: animes, Entertainment industry, Globalization, jean-marie bouissou, manga network, mangas, marco pellitteri, soft power, videogames, yui kiyumitsu | 2 Comments »
Posted on Apr 5, 2008 by Greypowered
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Imaginary Japan:
Japanese Fantasy in Contemporary Popular Culture
18, September – Saturday 20, September 2008
University of Helsinki, Finland
Conference pages: http://sets.wordpress.com/
We invite papers on intercultural encounters in all areas of popular culture covering cultural, economical, political and social issues.
Deadlines:
Proposals including an abstract (max. 250 words) and a short CV should be submitted to Conference Secretary Varpu [...]
Filed under: Anime, Call for papers, English, Globalization, Manga, Media, Ph.D., Researches | No Comments »
Posted on Apr 2, 2008 by Greypowered
Ces dernières années, les fans de mangas n’ont plus autant à craindre les foudres du conformisme bien-pensant qui tendait à mettre tout le divertissement japonais dans le même panier: de la m….! Néanmoins, cette posture n’est pas non plus de tout repos. En-dehors des cercles d’adeptes, il faut encore presque systématiquement se justifier de son [...]
Filed under: Anecdote, Français, Fun, Globalization, Manga | Tagged: divertissement, graffiti, Manga, mondialisation, pub | No Comments »
Posted on Mar 30, 2008 by Greypowered
At long last, here are the first results from the survey on Swiss manga readers! I’m sorry for having taken so long to come up with them and publish them, but this project has meant a huge amount of work for me, especially since I did pretty much everything alone. And it isn’t finished. What [...]
Filed under: Academics, Anime, Anthropology, Blog News, English, Globalization, Manga, Manga Study Network, Media studies, Researches | Tagged: animes, CERI, Manga Study Network, mangas | No Comments »
Posted on Jan 4, 2008 by Greypowered
Le Monde just relayed a Reuters news announcing that Sony’s Blu-Ray is garnering more momentum through the decision by Warner Bros. to stop releasing its products on HD-DVD. Although this format is still supported by Paramount and NBC Universal, this is a major blow for Toshiba, as Warner Bros represents all by itself about 18-20% [...]
Filed under: DVD, English, Entertainment industry, Globalization | Tagged: 20th Century Fox, blu-ray, DVD, HD-DVD, Paramount, Sony, Toshiba, Walt Disney, Warner Bros | No Comments »
