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Chen, Jin-Shiow. "A Study of Fan Culture: Adolescent Experiences with Animé/manga Doujinshi and Cosplay in Taiwan." Visual Arts Research 33. (2007): 14–24. Added by: joachim (7/15/12, 10:01 AM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed BibTeX citation key: Chen2007 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Animation, China, Cosplay, Didactics, Fandom, Manga, Subculture, Taiwan, Youth culture, Zine Creators: Chen Collection: Visual Arts Research |
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| Attachments | URLs http://www.jstor.org/stable/20715430 |
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Fan culture has become a significant arena for communication studies, but art educators and researchers haven’t paid enough attention to it. Such research is important because animé/manga fandom, as a subculture, has an enormous influence on youngsters. This study is an exploration of youth animé/manga fan culture from the viewpoints of six adolescents who are animé/manga fan artists. The focus is on the participants’ experiences, opinions, and values in making manga doujinshi (self-published comic fanzines), cosplaying (costume play), and participating in fan activities. This study has the potential for understanding youth animé/manga fans, their fan art and subculture, and ultimately, for providing insights to allow art educators to bridge the gap between mainstream school culture and adolescent subcultures.
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