Tag Archives: adventures in academia

On the consideration of the similarities and dissimilarities between the Malus and Citrus genera

Posted on 2006/11/13 by Zyl

Cory of Renegade Anime Blog poses the interesting question of whether anime blog aggregators operating on ‘closed garden’ (blogsuki) versus ‘open acceptance’ (animenano) principles result in less episode summary/reviews and more editorial posts being showcased. Based on the data presented, … Continue reading →

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Female revolt in male cultural imagination in contemporary Japan

Posted on 2006/10/23 by Zyl

Sharon Kinsella, currently Visiting Professor at MIT’s Dept of Foreign Languages and Literature, delivered the 4th Chino Kaori lecture on the above-mentioned title at my alma mater, SOAS, on 2006-10-20. Among Kinsella’s published work, her most famous to date is … Continue reading →

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Anti-Americanism in Anime

Posted on 2006/09/29 by Zyl

In Anime Podcast #10, JP Meyer gave a pithy response, along the lines of "not really", to a comment and question by Thor about whether increased anti-US sentiment in anime will affect anime sales in the US. I shared Thor’s … Continue reading →

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Exploring Methodologies in Anime Blogging: An Arts & Humanities Perspective

Posted on 2005/10/16 by Zyl

The recent retirements of Tensai11 and Jeff Lawson as well as the long hiatus announcement over at itsumo feels like the loss of Fujiwara no Sai and Touya Kouyo Meijin in the world of Hikaru no Go to this blogger … Continue reading →

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