The paradoxe of Web 2.0
One of the great promises of the Internet and mobile technologie in the 1990′s was that it would bring about the ideal of the “global village” by leveling down all the physical, geopolitical and cultural bariers, so that all human beings would finally be able to share a common space of expression and exchange. Such … Read more
Another American book on Japanese pop culture
The Japanification of Children’s Popular Culture: From Godzilla to Miyazaki by Mark I. West I haven’t read it yet, but I just happened to stumble on it when I read the digest mail sent by “Let’s Manga” group on diigo. The link posted leads directly to the Amazon.com page, where you can buy it. I … Read more
Les lecteurs de mangas sous la loupe académique
Le Manga Network n’est plus le seul sur les rangs des chercheurs intéressés par le phénomène du succès des mangas auprès des lecteurs français. Je viens d’apprendre sur le site ActuaBD (voir ci-dessous) que le département de sociologie de l’Ecole normale supérieure, lettres et sciences humaines de Lyon et la société Tosca Consultants ont été … Read more
CFP: ANZCA'09 – Communication, Creativity and Global Citizenship
Digital and Social Media Digital media forms constitute an increasingly important element in the overall media ecology. Australians with broadband access now spend more time on the Internet than watching TV, and the growing role of social media (based on the technologies of Web 2.0) in this mix has been well-recognised in both popular discourse … Read more
CFP: Your Fans are Waiting
Call for papers: ‘Your Fans are Waiting: An Academic Volume on Idol’ You have just invented a new form of torture! – Simon Cowell on an episode of American Idol. We are currently soliciting chapter proposals for a volume on the phenomenon of Idol. Since the first series of Pop Idol was broadcasted in the … Read more
