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11	The Barbie Phenomenon in Japan Shibagaki, Arisa 28 June 2007 (has links) No description available. Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies Barbie dolls kawaii kakkoii cute Japan Japanese women fashion
12	Mariko Mori and Takashi Murakami and the crisis of Japanese identity Lambertson, Kristen 11 1900 (has links) In the mid-1990s, Japanese artists Mariko Mori (b. 1962) and Takashi Murakami (b. 1967) began creating works that referenced Japanese popular culture tropes such as sexuality, technology and the idea of kawaii, or cute. These tropes were associated with emerging youth cultures instigating a “soft rebellion” against social conventions. While emancipated female youths, or shōjo, were criticized for lifestyles based on the consumption of kawaii goods, their male contemporaries, the otaku were demonized for a fetishization of kawaii girls and technology through anime and manga, or animation and comic books. Destabilizing the nation’s patriarchal theory of cultural uniqueness, or nihonjinron, the youth triggered fears of a growing infantilized, feminized automaton ‘alien’ society during Japan’s economically tumultuous 1990s. In response to these trends, Mori and Murakami create works and personae that celebrate Japan’s emerging heterogeneity and reveal that Japan’s fear of the ‘alien within’ is a result of a tenuous post-war Japanese-American relationship. But in denoting America’s position in Japan’s psyche, Mori’s and Murakami’s illustration of Japan as both victim and threat encourages Orientalist and Techno-Orientalist readings. The artists’ ambivalence towards Western stereotypes in their works and personae, as well as their distortion of boundaries between commercial and fine art, intimate a collusion between commercialization, art and cultural identity. Such acts suggest that in the global economy of art production, Japanese cultural identity has become as much as a brand, as art a commodity. In this ambivalent perspective, the artists isolate the relatively recent difficulty of enunciating Japanese cultural identity in the international framework. With the downfall of its cultural homogeneity theory, Japan faced a crisis of representation. Self-Orientalization emerged as a cultural imperative for stabilizing a coherent national identity, transposing blame for Japan’s social and economic disrepair onto America. But by relocating Japanese self-Orientalization within the global art market, Mori and Murakami suggest that as non-Western artists, economic viability is based upon their ability to cultivate desirability, not necessarily authenticity. In the international realm, national identity has become a brand based upon the economies of desire, predicated by external consumption, rather than an internalized production of meaning. Mariko Mori Takashi Murakami Japanese art Kawaii Otaku Orientalism Anime Manga Technology Popular culture Japanese national identity
13	Mariko Mori and Takashi Murakami and the crisis of Japanese identity Lambertson, Kristen 11 1900 (has links) In the mid-1990s, Japanese artists Mariko Mori (b. 1962) and Takashi Murakami (b. 1967) began creating works that referenced Japanese popular culture tropes such as sexuality, technology and the idea of kawaii, or cute. These tropes were associated with emerging youth cultures instigating a “soft rebellion” against social conventions. While emancipated female youths, or shōjo, were criticized for lifestyles based on the consumption of kawaii goods, their male contemporaries, the otaku were demonized for a fetishization of kawaii girls and technology through anime and manga, or animation and comic books. Destabilizing the nation’s patriarchal theory of cultural uniqueness, or nihonjinron, the youth triggered fears of a growing infantilized, feminized automaton ‘alien’ society during Japan’s economically tumultuous 1990s. In response to these trends, Mori and Murakami create works and personae that celebrate Japan’s emerging heterogeneity and reveal that Japan’s fear of the ‘alien within’ is a result of a tenuous post-war Japanese-American relationship. But in denoting America’s position in Japan’s psyche, Mori’s and Murakami’s illustration of Japan as both victim and threat encourages Orientalist and Techno-Orientalist readings. The artists’ ambivalence towards Western stereotypes in their works and personae, as well as their distortion of boundaries between commercial and fine art, intimate a collusion between commercialization, art and cultural identity. Such acts suggest that in the global economy of art production, Japanese cultural identity has become as much as a brand, as art a commodity. In this ambivalent perspective, the artists isolate the relatively recent difficulty of enunciating Japanese cultural identity in the international framework. With the downfall of its cultural homogeneity theory, Japan faced a crisis of representation. Self-Orientalization emerged as a cultural imperative for stabilizing a coherent national identity, transposing blame for Japan’s social and economic disrepair onto America. But by relocating Japanese self-Orientalization within the global art market, Mori and Murakami suggest that as non-Western artists, economic viability is based upon their ability to cultivate desirability, not necessarily authenticity. In the international realm, national identity has become a brand based upon the economies of desire, predicated by external consumption, rather than an internalized production of meaning. Mariko Mori Takashi Murakami Japanese art Kawaii Otaku Orientalism Anime Manga Technology Popular culture Japanese national identity
14	Mariko Mori and Takashi Murakami and the crisis of Japanese identity Lambertson, Kristen 11 1900 (has links) In the mid-1990s, Japanese artists Mariko Mori (b. 1962) and Takashi Murakami (b. 1967) began creating works that referenced Japanese popular culture tropes such as sexuality, technology and the idea of kawaii, or cute. These tropes were associated with emerging youth cultures instigating a “soft rebellion” against social conventions. While emancipated female youths, or shōjo, were criticized for lifestyles based on the consumption of kawaii goods, their male contemporaries, the otaku were demonized for a fetishization of kawaii girls and technology through anime and manga, or animation and comic books. Destabilizing the nation’s patriarchal theory of cultural uniqueness, or nihonjinron, the youth triggered fears of a growing infantilized, feminized automaton ‘alien’ society during Japan’s economically tumultuous 1990s. In response to these trends, Mori and Murakami create works and personae that celebrate Japan’s emerging heterogeneity and reveal that Japan’s fear of the ‘alien within’ is a result of a tenuous post-war Japanese-American relationship. But in denoting America’s position in Japan’s psyche, Mori’s and Murakami’s illustration of Japan as both victim and threat encourages Orientalist and Techno-Orientalist readings. The artists’ ambivalence towards Western stereotypes in their works and personae, as well as their distortion of boundaries between commercial and fine art, intimate a collusion between commercialization, art and cultural identity. Such acts suggest that in the global economy of art production, Japanese cultural identity has become as much as a brand, as art a commodity. In this ambivalent perspective, the artists isolate the relatively recent difficulty of enunciating Japanese cultural identity in the international framework. With the downfall of its cultural homogeneity theory, Japan faced a crisis of representation. Self-Orientalization emerged as a cultural imperative for stabilizing a coherent national identity, transposing blame for Japan’s social and economic disrepair onto America. But by relocating Japanese self-Orientalization within the global art market, Mori and Murakami suggest that as non-Western artists, economic viability is based upon their ability to cultivate desirability, not necessarily authenticity. In the international realm, national identity has become a brand based upon the economies of desire, predicated by external consumption, rather than an internalized production of meaning. / Arts, Faculty of / Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Department of / Graduate Mariko Mori Takashi Murakami Japanese art Kawaii Otaku Orientalism Anime Manga Technology Popular culture Japanese national identity
15	Le kawaii : répercussion d’un idéal culturel et médiatique sur l’identité féminine japonaise Polleri, Maxime 06 1900 (has links) Ce mémoire propose de mettre à jour l’impact d’une culture visuelle donnée dans la formation et la construction d’une identité féminine japonaise. L’idéal en question, connu sous le nom de kawaii, prône le caractère mignon, adorable et enfantin de la gent japonaise. Les représentations féminines y étant rattachées diffèrent en fonction des lieux et des clientèles visées. Ces différents façonnements ont par la suite une influence prépondérante sur la vision, la perception et l’acceptation sociale des Japonaises, notamment face à leur identité, mais aussi face aux rôles qu’elles entretiennent dans la société moderne. L’esthétisme du kawaii a vivement été critiqué dans les milieux anthropologiques. Nombreux sont ceux qui perçoivent cette image enfantine de manière négative, lui attribuant une influence particulièrement néfaste. Cependant, ces jugements découlent d’une incompréhension liée à des connotations spécifiques, ainsi qu’à des erreurs épistémologiques. L’hégémonie médiatique rattachée à l’idéal du kawaii provient surtout d’une politique économique favorisée par le gouvernement, répondant au nom de Cool Japan. Les représentations féminines y étant associées prônent le caractère docile, innocent et inférieur de la femme. Ces images ne sont pourtant pas représentatives des identités et des rôles véhiculés par la femme japonaise. Elles ne servent qu’à renforcer des présuposés culturels. De par le kawaii, les intellectuels, qu’ils soient Japonais ou non, ont bien souvent fait endosser aux Japonaises des identités et des rôles stéréotypés, qui sont pourtant loin d’être le lot de la jeune génération. / The overall objective of this thesis is to update the impact of a given visual culture in the formation and construction of a female identity in Japan. This ideal, known as kawaii, advocates cuteness and childish behaviour. The female representations related to this ideal differ according to the different groups and locations analyzed. As a result, these variances have an important influence on the vision, perception and social acceptance of Japanese women, particularly when they are linked to their identity. The aesthetics of kawaii has been strongly criticized by the anthropological community. Cuteness has often been looked in a negative way as having harmful consequences for Japanese women. However, these judgments stem from a misunderstanding related to epistemological errors, as well as the misuse of the connotations of Japanese words. The hegemony attached to the ideal of kawaii mainly comes from an economic policy promoted by the government and known as Cool Japan. The female representations found in this policy are linked to the inferior state of Japanese women. Despite that, these images are not representative of identities and roles associated with Japanese women. They mainly reinforce cultural stereotypes. Through the kawaii phenomenon, intellectuals, be they Japanese or not, have often endorsed fixed identity and stereotyped gender roles for Japanese women, which are far from the reality of the younger generation. Kawaii Mignon Cute Japon Japan Femmes japonaises Japanese women Identité Identity Genre Gender Média Media
16	Le kawaii : répercussion d’un idéal culturel et médiatique sur l’identité féminine japonaise Polleri, Maxime 06 1900 (has links) Ce mémoire propose de mettre à jour l’impact d’une culture visuelle donnée dans la formation et la construction d’une identité féminine japonaise. L’idéal en question, connu sous le nom de kawaii, prône le caractère mignon, adorable et enfantin de la gent japonaise. Les représentations féminines y étant rattachées diffèrent en fonction des lieux et des clientèles visées. Ces différents façonnements ont par la suite une influence prépondérante sur la vision, la perception et l’acceptation sociale des Japonaises, notamment face à leur identité, mais aussi face aux rôles qu’elles entretiennent dans la société moderne. L’esthétisme du kawaii a vivement été critiqué dans les milieux anthropologiques. Nombreux sont ceux qui perçoivent cette image enfantine de manière négative, lui attribuant une influence particulièrement néfaste. Cependant, ces jugements découlent d’une incompréhension liée à des connotations spécifiques, ainsi qu’à des erreurs épistémologiques. L’hégémonie médiatique rattachée à l’idéal du kawaii provient surtout d’une politique économique favorisée par le gouvernement, répondant au nom de Cool Japan. Les représentations féminines y étant associées prônent le caractère docile, innocent et inférieur de la femme. Ces images ne sont pourtant pas représentatives des identités et des rôles véhiculés par la femme japonaise. Elles ne servent qu’à renforcer des présuposés culturels. De par le kawaii, les intellectuels, qu’ils soient Japonais ou non, ont bien souvent fait endosser aux Japonaises des identités et des rôles stéréotypés, qui sont pourtant loin d’être le lot de la jeune génération. / The overall objective of this thesis is to update the impact of a given visual culture in the formation and construction of a female identity in Japan. This ideal, known as kawaii, advocates cuteness and childish behaviour. The female representations related to this ideal differ according to the different groups and locations analyzed. As a result, these variances have an important influence on the vision, perception and social acceptance of Japanese women, particularly when they are linked to their identity. The aesthetics of kawaii has been strongly criticized by the anthropological community. Cuteness has often been looked in a negative way as having harmful consequences for Japanese women. However, these judgments stem from a misunderstanding related to epistemological errors, as well as the misuse of the connotations of Japanese words. The hegemony attached to the ideal of kawaii mainly comes from an economic policy promoted by the government and known as Cool Japan. The female representations found in this policy are linked to the inferior state of Japanese women. Despite that, these images are not representative of identities and roles associated with Japanese women. They mainly reinforce cultural stereotypes. Through the kawaii phenomenon, intellectuals, be they Japanese or not, have often endorsed fixed identity and stereotyped gender roles for Japanese women, which are far from the reality of the younger generation. Kawaii Mignon Cute Japon Japan Femmes japonaises Japanese women Identité Identity Genre Gender Média Media
17	統一超商企業公仔代言人OPEN家族之符號消費與迷群樣態 / Revealing the OPEN charm: a case study of symbolic consumption and fan culture of the 7-Eleven convenience store’s mascots 何詩韻, Ho, Shi Yun Unknown Date (has links) 本研究以統一超商公仔代言人OPEN家族成員為觀察對象，分析其商品符號之迷群樣態，並將這樣的迷群現象與源自日本的贈品及可愛文化相連結，說明其消費意涵。本研究的理論根據為Baudrillard的符號消費理論以及John Fiske關於迷現象的論述。研究發現，OPEN將從最初的贈品形式演變為超商集點活動的贈品主角，並進一步走上獨立品牌的道路。迷群透過不斷地消費OPEN家族這個可愛符號，達至閃躲社會規範的愉悅感以及對美好童年的懷舊想望。她們對於「可愛商品」的喜愛，其重要關鍵便是OPEN家族成員的形貌之為符號，背後所指涉的「嬰兒貌」（infancy）特質。本研究的受訪者之為迷群，展現了典型「迷」的特質，他們藉由在網路上大量貼出自己的蒐藏與OPEN家族成員的合照，作為一種文化資本的累積，為其顯著的迷群樣態。另外，這些迷群也會在網路上積極的貼文、串聯，無論是線上或線下的迷群活動均十分積極。 / The present study takes mascots of the 7-Eleven convenience stores in Taiwan　as the research objects. Through the analysis of the fans characteristics who love the symbols (i.e. the mascots), this research hopes to link the fandom to the “kawaii” and free gift cultures originated from Japan. This study adopts Baudrillard’s symbolic consumption and John Fiske’s fans theories to interpret this fandom culture prominent in Taiwan. It reveals that products of the “OPEN-jiang Family,” created by 7-Eleven convenience store, emerged originally as free gifts but gradually transform themselves to paid and even collected items as they garner more support from the zealous consumers. Through continuous consuming behaviors on these merchandises with “kawaii”characters, fans are able to escape social norms that discourage adults to act like mascot-loving children. Fans interviewed said that their love for OPEN-jiang, resulted from their consuming behaviors, help them to regain fabulous childhood memories and pleasure. The key concept behind these “kawaii” symbolic consumptions is “child-like infancy. “In addition, through the sharing of a large quantity of photos on their collections, fans treat the behavior of such capital accumulation as their main goal in fans’ life. They also actively communicate and interact with each other, both online and offline, sharing a feeling of camaraderie in the fan community. 迷群符號消費可愛文化贈品 OPEN將家族 Fans Symbolic Consumption Kawaii Cultures Free gift OPEN-jiang Family
18	"Värst vad du har blivit kawaii på sistone!" : En undersökning av slanguttryck, lånord och språkblandning i svensk-japansk subkultur Rosén, Hanna January 2013 (has links) Japansk populärkultur får allt fler fans i Sverige och svenska ungdomar inspireras av popartister, japanskt mode och framför allt de speciella tecknade serieformerna - manga och anime. Den här uppsatsen behandlar språkandet inom den svensk-japanska subkulturen med fokus på slanguttryck, språkblandning och lånord. Syftet är att undersöka kommunikation inom subkulturen och ta fram de speciella ord som används där. Materialet som analyserats är bildtexter och kommentarer publicerade på internetcommunityt Dayviews. Tio deltagare i gruppen "Cosplayare" har bevakats under tre månaders tid och de ord som är speciella för deras kommunikation har tagits ut och sorterats i olika kategorier. Användningen av dessa ord har också analyserats ur både ett fonologiskt och ett morfologiskt perspektiv. Resultatet visar att studiens informanter har ett stort ordförråd med japanska ord som används som slangord i kommunikation som annars sker på svenska. Dessa ord är ofta interjektioner, personord och titlar eller så kallade utfyllnadsord. Förutom de japanska orden finns det gott om subkulturtypiska ord, det vill säga begrepp som är viktiga för de speciella aktiviteter och medier som ingår i den japanska populärkulturen. Kommunikationen som beskrivs i resultatet kan tolkas som en form av ungdomsspråk eller internetspråk, med slangord från olika språk, specifika ordtyper och ett kreativt förhållande till stavning, ordbildning och användande av olika symboler. De specifika ord som används i subkulturen blir till markörer för språkgemenskapen och konstruerar en egen stil som individerna kan använda för att forma sin identitet. I diskussion av resultatet beskrivs till sist en förklaringsteori med det språksociologiska begreppet ackommodation som drivkraft för att använda japanska ord, där språkanvändarna visar identifikation med den egna gruppen men också med fiktiva karaktärer från de populära serierna. slanguttryck lånord språkblandning svensk-japansk subkultur subkultur slangord japanska Japan japansk populärkultur anime manga cosplay kawaii otaku ungdomsspråk internetspråk ackommodation språkgemenskap identitet YOHIO dayviews internetcommunity internetforum Specific Languages Studier av enskilda språk
19	Perceptions Of Cuteness And Beauty Jones, Danielle 01 January 2009 (has links) Upbringing and psychological make-up inspire individual norms for beauty and cuteness. The mannerist approach in my work is a product of the figural liberties found in cartooning, illustration and art history. By altering facial and bodily features, I relate the proportions of an infant to cuteness and innocence. However, I tailor the photographs to empower the subjects all the while mirroring trends in contemporary pop culture. I'm interested in themes of everyday life, vitality and emotion placed in obscure, imaginary or exaggerated venues. I fictionalize subjects of my reality to compel viewers to identify with and fancy emotions, circumstances, moods and relationships. The intent is to amplify, yet be truer to their existence and idiosyncrasies through figural adaptations. art artist digital painting digital painting photography manipulated photography cute cuteness beauty caricature quaint quaintness vintage mfa fine art fine arts illustration mannerist mannerism symmetry golden ration kawaii krutt pedagogy jocose transmogrification color quintessential character characteristics physiognomy proportions proportion infant idiosyncrasy idiosyncrasies idiosyncratic relationships norms facial face features innocence vulnerability empowering empower cartoon cartooning anime manga Art and Design

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