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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Franco Picollo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Da:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""> KineJapan [mailto:kinejapan-bounces+franco.picollo=gmail.com@lists.osu.edu]
<b>Per conto di </b>Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan<br>
<b>Inviato:</b> venerdì 17 giugno 2016 10:43<br>
<b>A:</b> Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum<br>
<b>Oggetto:</b> [KineJapan] New Book: Media Convergence in Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Dear Kinema Japan members:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">I’m pleased to announce the publication of my new book
<i>Media Convergence in Japan</i>, co-edited with Patrick W. Galbraith. This collection of essays explores the convergences and divergences arising from the digital transition in Japanese media culture. The ebook version has been published for
<u>free</u> and <u>open access</u> in </span><a href="https://archive.org/download/MediaConvergenceInJapan/Media%20Convergence%20in%20Japan.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">PDF</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt">, </span><a href="https://archive.org/download/MediaConvergenceInJapan/Media%20Convergence%20in%20Japan.epub"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">ePub</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt">,
and </span><a href="https://archive.org/download/MediaConvergenceInJapan/MediaConvergenceInJapan.mobi"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Mobi</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> formats for download from the </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/MediaConvergenceInJapan"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Internet
Archive</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> For those seeking a print copy of the book, it is available for order from Amazon’s global network at a reasonable price. This book was an experiment in academic publishing that was made possible through the
cooperation of Kinema Club. Patrick and I appreciate the support of Markus and Aaron as well as the other members of the Kinema Club Editorial Collective.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Media Convergence in Japan</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Table of Contents</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Introduction: At the Crossroads of Media Convergence in Japan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Patrick W. Galbraith and Jason G. Karlin</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">1. Precarious Consumption After 3/11: Television Advertising in Risk Society</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Jason G. Karlin</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">2. Networking Citizens through Film Screenings: Cinema and Media in Post-3/11 Social Movements</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Hideaki Fujiki</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">3. Convergence and Globalization in the Japanese Videogame Industry</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Mia Consalvo</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">4. When the Media Do Not Quite Converge: The Case of Fuji TV and Livedoor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Shinji Oyama and Dario Lolli</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">5. Obasan and Kanryū: Modalities of Convergence of Middle-Aged Japanese Women Around South Korean Popular Culture and Gender Divergence in Japan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">John Lie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">6. On Two-Dimensional Cute Girls: Virtual Idols</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Yoshida Masataka</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">7. Ensoulment and Effacement in Japanese Voice Acting</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Shunsuke Nozawa</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">8. Producing Hatsune Miku: Concerts, Commercialization and the Politics of Peer Production</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Alex Leavitt, Tara Knight, and Alex Yoshiba</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">9. The Labor of Love: On the Convergence of Fan and Corporate Interests in Contemporary Idol Culture in Japan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Patrick W. Galbraith</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">10. Anxious Proximity: Media Convergence, Celebrity and Internet Negativity</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Daniel Johnson</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Jason G. Karlin, Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Associate Professor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">The University of Tokyo</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Tokyo 113-0033 JAPAN</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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