Mechademia 1
Mechademia 1

Author: Frenchy Lunning

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2006-12-22

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1452942641

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After decades in which American popular culture dominated global media and markets, Japanese popular culture—primarily manga and anime, but also toys, card and video games, and fashion—has exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. From Pokémon and the Power Rangers to Paranoia Agent and Princess Mononoke, Japanese popular culture is consumed by an eager and exponentially increasing audience of youths, teenagers, and adults. Mechademia, a new annual edited by Frenchy Lunning, begins an innovative and fresh conversation among scholars, critics, and fans about the complexity of art forms like Superflat, manga, and anime. The inaugural volume, Mechademia 1 engages the rise of Japanese popular culture through game design, fashion, graphic design, commercial packaging, character creation, and fan culture. Promoting dynamic ways of thinking, along with state-of-the-art graphic design and a wealth of images, this cutting-edge work opens new doors between academia and fandom.The premiere issue features the interactive worlds that anime and manga have created, including the origins of cosplay (the manga and anime costume subculture), Superflat, forgotten images from a founding manga artist, video game interactivity, the nature of anime fandom in America, and the globalization of manga. Contributors: Anne Allison, Duke U; William L. Benzon; Christopher Bolton, Williams College; Vern L. Bullough, California State U, Northridge; Martha Cornog; Patrick Drazen; Marc Hairston; Mari Kotani; Thomas LaMarre; Antonia Levi, Portland State U; Thomas Looser, NYU; Susan Napier, U of Texas, Austin; Michelle Ollie; Timothy Perper; Sara Pocock; Brian Ruh; Takayuki Tatsumi, Keio U, Tokyo; Toshiya Ueno, Wako U, Tokyo; Theresa Winge, U of Northern Iowa; Mark J. P. Wolf, Concordia U; Wendy Siuyi Wong, York U.Frenchy Lunning is professor of liberal arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Argo
Argo

Author: Antonio Mendez

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-02-06

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0147509734

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The true account of a daring rescue that inspired the film ARGO, winner of the 2012 Academy Award for Best Picture On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still reverberating today. But there is a little-known drama connected to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a top-level CIA officer named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them before they were detected. Disguising himself as a Hollywood producer, and supported by a cast of expert forgers, deep cover CIA operatives, foreign agents, and Hollywood special effects artists, Mendez traveled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake science fiction film called Argo. While pretending to find the perfect film backdrops, Mendez and a colleague succeeded in contacting the escapees, and smuggling them out of Iran. Antonio Mendez finally details the extraordinarily complex and dangerous operation he led more than three decades ago. A riveting story of secret identities and international intrigue, Argo is the gripping account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage.

Mostly Manga
Mostly Manga

Author: Elizabeth F.S. Kalen

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-01-05

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1610692349

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Appropriate for any public library collection, this book provides a comprehensive readers' advisory guide for Japanese manga and anime, Korean manhwa, and Chinese manhua. Japanese manga and anime, Korean manhwa, and Chinese manhua are Asian graphic novels and animated films that have gained great popularity in the last ten years and now are found in most public library collections. Mostly Manga: A Genre Guide to Popular Manga, Manhwa, Manhua, and Anime is the first readers' advisory guide to focus on this important body of literature. This guide provides information on all of the major manga and anime formats and genres, covering publications from the early 1990s to the present. It identifies important titles historically and provides a broad representation of what is available in each format. Selected major titles are described in detail, covering the general plot as well as grade level and pertinent awards. The author also discusses common issues related to manga and anime, such as terminology, content and ratings, and censorship.

The Fairy Tale and Anime
The Fairy Tale and Anime

Author: Dani Cavallaro

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0786485361

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Over the last few decades, anime has consistently come into fruitful contact with themes, images and symbols associated with the fairy tale tradition. This critical text focuses on the ways in which fundamental principles of the fairy tale tradition are deployed, and hence come to manifest themselves narratively and cinematographically, in anime. Topics covered include modes of storytelling, aesthetics, as well as dramatic, ethical, psychological and social considerations. Of particular interest is the way in which allegorical commentaries on cultural and historical issues are illustrated in anime.

The Break
The Break

Author: Katherena Vermette

Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2024-01-30

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 0702269557

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International bestseller The Break is the first in Katherena Vermette's heart-rending, utterly immersive Indigenous family saga that includes The Strangers and The Circle. When Stella, a young Mé tis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break — a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house — she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. But when they arrive, no one is there; scuff marks in the compacted snow are the only sign anything may have happened. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim — police, family, and friends — tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Officer Scott, a Mé tis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives of the residents in Winnipeg' s North End is exposed.

The Road to Oxiana
The Road to Oxiana

Author: Robert Byron

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-08-31

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13:

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Begin a voyage through Persia and Afghanistan with renowned explorer Robert Byron in 'The Road to Oxiana'.This travelog recounts Byron's ten-month adventure, immersing readers in the rich tapestry of the Middle East, from Venice to Peshawar. As Byron travels through vibrant landscapes and encounters diverse cultures, he showcases his extensive knowledge of the region's architectural wonders. From the awe-inspiring Mosque of Sheikh Lutfullah to the majestic ruins of Persepolis, his vivid descriptions transport readers to these timeless sites.

Destiny's Blaze
Destiny's Blaze

Author: Jenna Gabriele

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2014-09-11

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1499048599

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When she was growing up, Brenna Calbou couldn’t spend enough time with Blaze. Even though she’s still young, she knows he’s the one she wants for the rest of her life. Convincing him is going to be the hard part. Blaze wants Brenna for his own, but he wants her to be sure that he’s the one she wants to spend her life with. But when the renegades, who have been terrorizing the surrounding ranches, capture and hold Blaze for a year he realizes that he should have made Brenna his regardless of her age. Now he’s not sure he’ll ever see her again. Brenna won’t give up on Blaze. She knows he’s alive somewhere. If she has to spend the rest of her life looking for him...then so be it He’s her destiny.

Skyriders
Skyriders

Author: Cameron Letourneau

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2012-08

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1770979492

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Fifteen year old Lucas Leblanc's life is about to take a turn for the worse as he is suddenly the target of a secret military organization. Tasked with joining a group of elite fighter pilots, Lucas is ecstatic at the idea, but unknown to him, a much more sinister plot looms over the elite group known as Skyriders. Lucas must survive the quickly growing war and his own memories of his past life if he wishes to make it out alive and back home. However in the life of a secret military soldier, nothing is ensured and all must be lost to continue forward. Leaving his humanity, his emotions and all he once cared about behind, Lucas must face all that is thrown his way else fade away into the memories of his friends and family.Leaving his humanity, his emotions and all he once cared about behind, Lucas must face all that is thrown his way else fade away into the memories of his friends and family.

A Second Look
A Second Look

Author: Andie Peterson

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2007-10-19

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1452087873

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Four-hundred-twenty-five books are reviewed in this superb collection. A Second Look, Native Americans in Childrens Books gives a thorough examination of the books as a guide for parents, teachers, librarians, and administrators interested in books for children. Anyone involved in selecting books will find this guide useful in working through the maze of available materials. Andie Peterson, one of the few women to be awarded an Eagle Feather, has provided a meaningful criteria to help in judging books. She outlines ways for objectively studying books to draw conclusions as to the suitability for the reader. She writes candidly about books filled with stereotypes, hurtful images, and damaging text and illustrations. She writes eloquent, glowing reviews of the books that are real treasures. She writes: On a daily basis, children must face the hidden curriculum that lets them know where they fit in, whether they can achieve their goals, whether they even dare to dream. An overwhelming part of that hidden curriculum begins with books that are more narrative and illustrations; they are books that carry a message of politics and values. Andie advises that in selecting Native American books, the non-Native child must be considered, also. She counsels that hurtful books set in motion attitudes of prejudice that persist for years. She states that she has reviewed books with older copyrights because they are still on the shelves in libraries and available via the Internet. She says reading the older books helps to understand how adults have formed ideas about Native people. She says: After all, if its in a book in the library, people believe it to be true. Its time to disturb the peace and end the ritual of damage. A Second Look, Native Americans in Childrens Books By Andie Peterson