{"product_id":"9781452915654","title":"Mechademia 5: Fanthropologies","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassionate fans of anime and manga, known in Japan as \u003cem\u003eotaku\u003c\/em\u003e and active around the world, play a significant role in the creation and interpretation of this pervasive popular culture. Routinely appropriating and remixing favorite characters, narratives, imagery, and settings, \u003cem\u003eotaku\u003c\/em\u003e take control of the anime characters they consume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFanthropologies\u003c\/em\u003e—the fifth volume in the \u003cem\u003eMechademia\u003c\/em\u003e series, an annual forum devoted to Japanese anime and manga—focuses on fans, fan activities, and the \u003cem\u003eotaku\u003c\/em\u003e phenomenon. The zones of activity discussed in these essays range from fan-subs (fan-subtitled versions of anime and manga) and copyright issues to gender and nationality in fandom, dolls, and other forms of consumption that fandom offers. Individual pieces include a remarkable photo essay on the emerging art of cosplay photography; an original manga about an obsessive doll-fan; and a tour of Akihabara, Tokyo's discount electronics shopping district, by a scholar disguised as a fuzzy animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Madeline Ashby; Jodie Beck, McGill U; Christopher Bolton, Williams College; Naitō Chizuko, Otsuma U; Ian Condry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Martha Cornog; Kathryn Dunlap, U of Central Florida; Ōtsuka Eiji, Kobe Design U; Gerald Figal, Vanderbilt U; Patrick W. Galbraith, U of Tokyo; Marc Hairston, U of Texas at Dallas; Marilyn Ivy, Columbia U; Koichi Iwabuchi, Waseda U; Paul Jackson; Amamiya Karin; Fan-Yi Lam; Thomas Lamarre, McGill U; Paul M. Malone, U of Waterloo; Anne McKnight, U of Southern California; Livia Monnet, U of Montreal; Susan Napier, Tufts U; Kerin Ogg; Timothy Perper; Eron Rauch; Brian Ruh, Indiana U; Nathan Shockey, Columbia U; Marc Steinberg, Concordia U; Jin C. Tomshine, U of California, San Francisco; Carissa Wolf, North Dakota State U.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175426474224,"sku":"9781452915654","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452915654_p0.jpg?v=1763846110","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452915654","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}