Anime Fan Communities: Transcultural Flows and Frictions

Anime Fan Communities: Transcultural Flows and Frictions

by S. Annett
Anime Fan Communities: Transcultural Flows and Frictions

Anime Fan Communities: Transcultural Flows and Frictions

by S. Annett

Hardcover(2014)

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Overview

How have animation fans in Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Canada formed communities and dealt with conflicts across cultural and geographic distance? This book traces animation fandom from its roots in early cinema audiences, through mid-century children's cartoon fan clubs, to today's digitally-networked transcultural fan cultures.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781137480651
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date: 12/17/2014
Edition description: 2014
Pages: 253
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Sandra Annett is Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Frictive Pictures PART I: ANIMATION AND THE MIRACULOUS CINEMA 1. Cartoon Internationale 2. World War Cute PART II: AFTER THESE MESSAGES: TELEVISION ANIMATION IN THE AGE OF "POSTS" 3. Kid Vid: Children and Science Fiction TV Fandom 4. Channel Surfers: Cowboy Bebop's Postnational Fans PART III: ONLINE CONVERSATIONS ACROSS DIFFERENCE 5. "Love at First Site" 6. World Conflict/World Conference: Axis Powers Hetalia Conclusion: "Adding To" Transcultural Animation Fan Communities
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