Posted on May 29, 2008 by Greypowered
It has arrived!!
My 3 copies of “Il drago e la saeta” have arrived this morning! Marco Pellitteri has very kindly sent me these so that I can present them to people who should be able to help me get this new important contribution to research on globalized Japanese popular culture translated in French and maybe [...]
Filed under: Academics, Anthropology, English, Ph.D., Publications, Researches | Tagged: audience ethnography, fieldwork, il drago e la saeta, japanimanga night, marco pellitteri | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 15, 2008 by Greypowered
This is the first time I’m reporting on my progresses in the preparation of my dissertation and opportunity to share with you the “highs and lows” of doctoral research (as my blog is entitled) from an individual perspective.
It seems like an eternity since I have registered to be a Ph.D. candidate at the University of [...]
Filed under: Blog News, English, Ph.D., Researches | Tagged: Media studies, Ph.D. research, university of geneva | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
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Posted on Apr 3, 2008 by Greypowered
Here is an interesting call for papers from the International Journal Studies in Communication Sciences for all those interested in the role played by media platform in the evolution of media contents and uses. I received this announcement from the MediAnthro mailing list.
The special section of the forthcoming issue of the international journal Studies in [...]
Filed under: Call for papers, English, Media studies, Researches | Tagged: Call for papers, communication sciences, media anthropology, Media studies, Switzerland | No Comments »
