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Ingulsrud, John and Kate Allen. Reading Japan Cool: Patterns of Manga Literacy and Discourse. Lanham [etc.]: Lexington, 2009. Added by: joachim (7/20/09, 1:29 AM) Last edited by: joachim (3/6/10, 11:42 AM) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 0-7391-2753-5 BibTeX citation key: Ingulsrud2009a Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Japan, Manga, Reception, Sociology Creators: Allen, Ingulsrud Publisher: Lexington (Lanham [etc.]) |
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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 through history is enormous. There are manga publications that attract readers of all ages and genders. The diversity in content attracts readers well into adulthood. Surveys on reading practices have found that almost all Japanese people read manga or have done so at some point in their lives.
The skills of reading manga are learned by readers themselves, but learned in the context of other readers and in tandem with school learning. Manga reading practices are sustained by the practices of other readers, and manga content therefore serves as a topic of conversation for both families and friends. Moreover, manga is one of the largest sources of content for media production in film, television, and video games. Manga literacy, the practices of the readers, the diversity of titles, and the sheer number of works provide the basis for the movement recognized as Japan Cool. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Manga in the Discourse of Japan Cool Becoming Manga-Literate Structural Features of Manga Basic Categories of Manga—Age and Gender Scope of the Book Chapter 2. The Nature of Manga Discourse Distinctiveness of Manga Origins of Manga The Study of Manga Summary Chapter 3. Manga in the History of Literacy Literacy in Japan Learning to Read Summary Chapter 4. The Literacy Practices of Reading Manga Becoming a Manga Reader Communities of Readers Readers as Manga Collectors Readers as Manga Creators Summary Chapter 5. Strategies for Comprehending Manga Strategies Used to Read Manga Coping with Difficulties Summary Chapter 6. Reasons for Reading Manga Reading Manga for Pleasure and Unintentional Learning Reading Manga for Relaxation Shifting Preferences of Manga Readers Gendered Preferences of Manga Readers Summary Chapter 7. The Effects of Literacy Too Little Effect—The Discourse of Literacy Crisis Too Much Effect—The Discourse of Media Control Mitigating the Effects–Engaging the Communities of Practice Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |