Anime's Knowledge Cultures : Geek, Otaku, Zhai / Jinying Li.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li, Jinying, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animation (Cinematography)--Japan--Influence.

Animation (Cinematography).

Animation (Cinematography)--Japan--Social aspects.

Comic books, strips, etc--Japan--Psychological aspects.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Geeks (Computer enthusiasts).

Social epistemology.

Popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Anime's Knowledge Cultures explores the meanings and logics of "geekdom" as one of the most significant sociocultural groups of our time. Theorizing anime's transnational, transmedial network as the epitome of the postindustrial knowledge culture of global geekdom, Jinying Li reshapes how we understand the meanings and significance of anime culture in relation to changing social and technological environments"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. The knowledge culture of geekdom

Knowledge is power: from Astro Boy to China's zhai generation

Fansub: language, knowledge, and communication labor

Danmaku: the interface affect of a contact zone

Part II. The media environment of anime

The mecha-child: myth, innervation, and techno-intimacy

Cybernetic play: seeking the "true end" in a database complex

The framing field: from superflat windows to Facebook walls.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781452970585

1452970580

9781452970578

1452970572