Reading Japan cool : patterns of manga literacy and discourse / John E. Ingulsrud and Kate Allen.

By:

Ingulsrud, John E

Contributor(s):

Allen, Kate, 1950-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lanham : Lexington Books, c2009.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 230 p.)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780739135075
0739135074

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Reading Japan coolDDC classification:

741.5/952 22

LOC classification:

PN6790.J3

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Contents:

Manga in the discourse of Japan cool -- The nature of Manga discourse -- Manga in the history of literacy -- The literacy practices of reading Manga -- Strategies for comprehending Manga -- Reasons for reading Manga -- The effects of literacy.

Summary: Japanese animation, video games, and manga have attracted fans around the world. The characters, the stories, and the sensibilities that come out of these cultural products are together called Japan Cool. This is not a sudden fad, but is rooted in manga--Japanese comics--which since the mid-1940s have developed in an exponential way. In spite of a gradual decline in readership, manga still commands over a third of the publishing output. The volume of manga works that is being produced and has been throughhistory is enormous. There are manga publications that attract readers of all ages and gen.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and index.

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Japanese animation, video games, and manga have attracted fans around the world. The characters, the stories, and the sensibilities that come out of these cultural products are together called Japan Cool. This is not a sudden fad, but is rooted in manga--Japanese comics--which since the mid-1940s have developed in an exponential way. In spite of a gradual decline in readership, manga still commands over a third of the publishing output. The volume of manga works that is being produced and has been throughhistory is enormous. There are manga publications that attract readers of all ages and gen.

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