[{"key":"dc.contributor.author","value":"Thomas, Darren","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.accessioned","value":"2009-08-06T18:02:37Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.available","value":"2009-08-06T18:02:37Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.issued","value":"2001","language":null},{"key":"dc.identifier.uri","value":"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2429\/11875","language":null},{"key":"dc.description.abstract","value":"Anime (Japanese Animation) is an example of transmission of a postmodern popular\r\nculture artefact. As such, it is subject to a number of influences that shape what is\r\ntransmitted, how it is transmitted, and to whom it is transmitted. These influences are\r\nboth specific to anime and the result of more general cultural trends and preferences.\r\nBy developing a system of ideal types based on the characteristics of anime\r\ntransmission, it becomes possible to examine the phenomenon of transmission in some\r\ndetail. Through analysis of anime titles, anime fan websites and magazines, and\r\ninterviews, transmission and reception can be gauged.\r\nThis in-depth examination of the contents and themes of anime provides insight into the\r\nneeds and desires of the North American audiences for anime. By examining the\r\nimagery and narratives that have developed around gender, technology, and other\r\nthematic and cultural indicators, the audience's preferences may become\r\nunderstandable.\r\nBy understanding the role that anime plays for these audiences, it is possible to identify\r\nthe rationales that drive this form of cultural transmission. Once this is done, it is\r\npossible to extrapolate from anime to other cultural artefacts in order to gain a better\r\nunderstanding of postmodern cultural transmission in general.","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.format.extent","value":"7959058 bytes","language":null},{"key":"dc.format.mimetype","value":"application\/pdf","language":null},{"key":"dc.language.iso","value":"eng","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.publisher","value":"University of British Columbia","language":null},{"key":"dc.rights","value":"For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/terms_of_use.","language":null},{"key":"dc.title","value":"Anime in the North American context : (post)modern cultural transmission, content, and meanings","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type","value":"Text","language":null},{"key":"dc.degree.name","value":"Master of Arts - MA","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.discipline","value":"Anthropology","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.grantor","value":"University of British Columbia","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.graduation","value":"2001-11","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type.text","value":"Thesis\/Dissertation","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Arts, Faculty of","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Anthropology and Sociology, Department of","language":""},{"key":"dc.degree.campus","value":"UBCV","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.scholarlevel","value":"Graduate","language":"en"}]