Terrain #1 – Japan Impact 2010
Et voilà arrivé le moment tant attendu…mais aussi craint: celui de la sortie sur le terrain! En effet, jusqu’à maintenant, ma recherche a essentiellement consisté en lectures de dizaines d’ouvrages et articles, ainsi qu’en une réflexion théorique, synthétisée sur ce blog. On peut dire donc que c’était une situation relativement confortable, même si je dois … Read more
Otaku: beyond the word and the prejudices
For those of you out there who have had issues with the concept of “otaku” and wish to go deeper into its implication for (post-)modern mass media consumption, this new book is for you! Hiroki Azuma, one of the most prominent young Japanese literary critic and philosopher, has been writing about Otakus for some years … Read more
Living Cultures – Contemporary Ethnographies of Culture
Call for Paper The Institute for Communications Studies (ICS) and the Media Industries Research Centre (MIRC) at The University of Leeds invites papers for a 1½-day conference: Living Cultures – Contemporary Ethnographies of Culture Monday March 30 (pm) 2009, Tuesday March 31 (full day) 2009 The University of Leeds, UK Keynote speakers: Professor Les Back … 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
Interview Retranscription
I’m now in the process of retranscribing the interview I was able to record at JapAniManga Night. As anyone who has done interviews in the past knows, it is of course a difficult and tedious task. But it is also extremely interesting for several reasons, which I haven’t always seen outlined in the method books … Read more
