David Humphrey, The Time of Laughter (2023) https://www.press.umich.edu/12233973/time_of_laughter
From broadcast to social media, comedy plays a prominent role in Japan's cultural landscape and political landscape. The Time of Laughter explores how comedy grew out of the early days of television to become a central force in shaping Japanese media over the past half-century. Comedy and its...
Looking forward to this from Ben Whaley (and admiring the 渋い cover) https://www.press.umich.edu/11946394/toward_a_gameic_world
Toward a Gameic World bridges the gap between Japanese popular culture studies and game studies by encouraging a dialogue centered around Japanese-designed video games and social issues. It examines four contemporary Japanese video games in terms of how they engage with some of Japan's biggest...
Shabbir Ahmmed
Adam Hartzell
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