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Reading Japan Cool: Patterns of Manga Literacy and Discourse Hardcover – March 16, 2009
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Reading Japan Cool offers a rich, yet accessible discussion of manga in their social, cultural, and intermedia context. Drawing on an innovative blend of textual analysis and literacy research, this book takes us from the origins and semiotics of manga to the literacy practices and reading strategies of its young and adult readers. Lucidly written and well documented, this is likely to become a standard reference in the new field of academic manga research. (Jannis Androutsopoulos, King's College London)
In North America, few people today remember, or know, how popular and influential comics once were. Nor are they aware how a once-thriving industry came to be stigmatized, marginalized, and nearly destroyed. To see what happens when comics become a truly mainstream media today, we have to look to Japan. In their new book, John Ingulsrud and Kate Allen meticulously and dispassionately analyze patterns of comics literacy in Japan. In the process they not only drive a few stakes in some old American myths about comics, but also shed light on an increasingly important aspect of modern Japanese society. Kudos to them for a very important and fascinating book! (Frederik L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga!, Dreamland Japan, and The Astro Boy Essays)
In North America, few people today remember, or know, how popular and influential comics once were. Nor are they aware how a once-thriving industry came to be stigmatized, marginalized, and nearly destroyed. To see what happens when comics become a truly mainstream media today, we have to look to Japan. In their new book, John Ingulsrud and Kate Allen meticulously and dispassionately analyze patterns of comics literacy in Japan. In the process they not only drive a few stakes in some old American myths about comics, but also shed light on an increasingly important aspect of modern Japanese society. Kudos to them for a very important and fascinating book! (Frederik L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga!, Dreamland Japan, and The Astro Boy Essays)
About the Author
John E. Ingulsrud is professor in the Department of International Studies at Meisei University in Tokyo. Kate Allen is professor in the School of Global Japanese Studies at Meiji University in Tokyo.
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I got this book to help tie in a few extra sources for my humanities term paper; beyond research, the book has provided me with some information and another perspective on Manga- that of the literary critique.
I would reccommend to anyone interested in Manga
I would reccommend to anyone interested in Manga
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