Reading report #3: Anime DVD and placelessness
I’m now reading the textbook entitled Doing Cultural Studies, The Story of the Sony Walkman, edited by Paul du Gay et al. One key aspect of the Cultural Studies approach they highlight in the second section of the book, is the importance of describing the economic and technical circumstances out of which is born a … Read more
A Japanese Cinema Blogathon in June? @ Wildgrounds
Fans of Japanese Cinema are everywhere: what if, during one week we unite our forces to promote Japanese Cinema? To write, share ideas about it? It could be fun! It’s open to everyone willing to share or discover things about J-cinema. Whoever you are, whatever language you speak, you are welcome to participate! For more … Read more
Gunslinger Girl #1: armes vivantes
En mars dernier, j’ai assisté à une conférence intitulée Mangas, 60 ans après…, organisée par le Centre d’Etude et de Recherche Internationale (CERI) de Paris et la Maison de la Culture du Japon. Il s’agissait de faire une sorte de survol de l’évolution artistique, esthétique, socio-culturelle et industrielle des mangas depuis 1948, année de reconnaissance … Read more
Il problema delle origini del fumetto italiano e… | NIM
[FR] Marco Pellitteri, auteur du livre Il drago e la saeta, vient de publier un nouvel article, sur le site Newsletter Italiana di Mediologia. Il s’agit d’un commentaire critique sur une nouvelle étude de l’histoire de la bande dessinée italienne couvrant une période allant du 19ème siècle aux années 1930, intitulé Notes on the Early … Read more
Anthropology: technology-driven renaissance?
Recently, I have been more and more frequently requested to describe what I’m actually doing for a Ph.D. research that’s keeping me so busy for such a long time and came to the conclusion that I would have to start with anthropology, because most people have quite ridiculous misconceptions about this field of study. So, … Read more
