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Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-07-05T12:39:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Beatriz Yumi Aoki.pdf: 16580883 bytes, checksum: 04c34bef3b0d6c35d20ab6ebfb96ef60 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-05T12:39:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Beatriz Yumi Aoki.pdf: 16580883 bytes, checksum: 04c34bef3b0d6c35d20ab6ebfb96ef60 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The theme of research is the virtual idol Hatsune Miku and her collective construction from the practices of her fans, who are responsible for most part of the production of related content (such as songs and images). This research aims to understand how the virtual idol in the Japanese pop scenario highlights the relation of the Japanese otaku to fantasy, having as our main hypothesis that, for the fan, fantasy is a form of reality and the notion of authorship is shared, suggesting an indistinction between creation, production and circulation. The methodology is based on the conceptual analysis of the constructive processes of the virtual idol, based on a literature review that describes otaku culture; on the studies of the fancelebrity relationship in the specific Japanese context and on the documentary research and analysis of the content produced concerning the object of this study. In this sense, the dissertation is structured in two main chapters: the first one analyzes the Japanese otaku culture and the context in which it is constituted, based on authors such as Barral (2000), Azuma (2009), Iwabuchi (2002), Kinsella (1998), Ōtsuka (2010), Condry (2013) and Robertson (1998); while the second aims to reflect on the constitution of the virtual idol and its forms of relationship with Japanese fans, mainly based on Conner (2016), Black (2012), Sone (2017) and Kinsella (1995). As a result, this research is expected to contribute on discussions concerning otaku culture and its understanding of fantasy, specifically in the Japanese context / O tema desta dissertação de mestrado é a ídolo virtual Hatsune Miku e a sua constituição coletiva a partir das práticas de seus fãs, responsáveis por grande parte da produção de seu conteúdo (como músicas e imagens). A pesquisa busca compreender como o ídolo virtual no cenário pop do Japão evidencia a relação do otaku japonês com a fantasia, tendo como hipótese principal que, para o fã, a fantasia é uma forma de realidade e a noção de autoria é compartilhada, sugerindo uma indistinção entre criação, produção e circulação. A metodologia baseia-se na análise conceitual dos processos construtivos do ídolo virtual, a partir da revisão bibliográfica que descreve a cultura otaku; nos estudos da relação fãcelebridade no âmbito específico japonês e na pesquisa documental e análise dos conteúdos produzidos em torno de nosso objeto de estudo. Nesse sentido, a dissertação estrutura-se em dois capítulos principais: o primeiro analisa a cultura otaku japonesa e o contexto no qual ela se constitui, tendo como fundamentação teórica autores como Barral (2000), Azuma (2009), Iwabuchi (2002), Kinsella (1998), Ōtsuka (2010), Condry (2013) e Robertson (1998); enquanto o segundo se propõe a refletir sobre a constituição do ídolo virtual e suas formas de relação com os fãs japoneses, a partir de Conner (2016), Black (2012), Sone (2017) e Kinsella (1995). Como resultado, espera-se que a pesquisa contribua nas discussões acerca da cultura otaku e de seu entendimento de fantasia, especificamente no contexto japonês

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A paleodemographic analysis was conducted using skeletal data from Jōmon period sites in Japan. 15P5 ratios were produced as proxy birth rate values for sites throughout the Jōmon period. Previous studies based on numbers of residential sites indicated a substantial population increase in the Kantō and Chūbu regions in central Japan, climaxing during the Middle Jōmon period, followed by an equally dramatic population decrease, somewhat resembling changes that occurred during a Neolithic Demographic Transition (NDT). The Jōmon are viewed as a relatively sedentary, non-agricultural group, and provided an opportunity to attempt to separate the factors of sedentism and agriculture as they relate to the NDT. Skeletal data showed fairly stable trends in birth rates, instead of the expected increase and decrease in values. This discrepancy calls into question the validity of previous studies. The stable population levels suggest that sedentism alone was not the primary driver of the NDT. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Cheung Yuk Man. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-137). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / List of Figures and Note --- p.iv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Overview / Literature Review / Methodology / Chapter Chapter 2 --- "Background study: Meanings of life, work, and railway hobby in Japan" --- p.25 / Introduction / Meanings of life in Japan: Past and present / The possibility of finding an authentic ikigai: Hobby in Japan / General background of railway hobby and hobbyists in Japan / Conclusion: Justifying railway hobby as a legitimate ikigai / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Making sense of self: Relationship between work and hobby among different salaried men --- p.44 / Introduction / The loss of vocation: The impossibility to find an ideal job for railway hobbyists / The burden of prestige: Elite salarymen who must always focus on their work / Seeking a place for self: Different ways to maintain identity as hobbyists / Working alone: An ideal workplace for hobbyists? / Conclusion: Towards a common mentality of railway hobbyists / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Hobby as ikigai outside and inside of company --- p.65 / Introduction / Dealing with institutional rules: Crafting one's own time without violating rules / Power via peer support: Getting accepted among colleagues and superiors / Finding a place of self and for ikigai in everyday life / "Conclusion: Asserting a space for self in a ""groupist"" world of work" / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Negotiating ikigai as hobby within the family --- p.90 / Introduction / Difficulties and possibilities for hobbyists to find partners / Negotiating between wife and trains: From ideals to realities / Problems and issues in family life: From unification to separation / Conclusion: Searching for a self beyond the private sphere of family / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.111 / A lifelong journey for the hobby / Meanings of hobby among hobbyists / A possible trend in the future: Enjoying oneself alone / Appendix --- p.122 / Bibliography --- p.124