There’s a constant kerfluffle in the otaku-rhombus, and everywhere in nerddom, actually, concerning criticism. Specifically, many nerds want it kept out of their entertainment — despite the fact they engage in it constantly. Academics have similar kerfluffles, honestly; many’s the time I’ve heard a professor complain about “jargon.” Inevitably only the schools of thought they [...]
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Adventures in Criticism: Otaku 1
Yes, that’s right, ages after Pontifus made that post you surely remember, and my threat to do an AiC, I’m finally here. Woo? You know the book. Otaku, by Hiroki Azuma. OGT has kindly lent me his copy, and I’ll be doing a series of posts, one for each chapter – hopefully they’ll be reasonably [...]
Posted by cuchlann on 6 August 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/08/06/adventures-in-criticism-otaku-1/
Disorganized thoughts on subjectivity
And now I shall swing the makeshift club of social science at anime fandom yet again — taking a class in mass media theory is convenient that way — and talk about subjectivity. You might also read this as an attack vs. objectivity, but I don’t really think of it like that. No point in [...]
Posted by Pontifus on 22 April 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/04/22/disorganized-thoughts-on-subjectivity/
Otaku annotated: adventures in moe, porn, and postmodernism
I found Hiroki Azuma’s Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals at the university library — seven or so months ago. And, what do you know, it’s due back. Overdue, probably. So I suppose I should annotate this thing at long last, for your benefit and mine. It’s a short book, but I won’t be entirely exhaustive here. [...]
Posted by Pontifus on 10 April 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/04/10/otaku-annotated/
Porno: the violent genre?
Is it still soon enough after the fact that we haven’t allowed our subcultural amnesia to rob us of Mr. Handley? I’ve said more than I care to say on the matter already — but, while combing through articles on media effects, I came across an interesting notion. That being: pornography is “violent” media.
Posted by Pontifus on 30 March 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/03/30/the-violent-genre-of-porno/
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