The New Real : Media and Mimesis in Japan from Stereographs to Emoji /
Jonathan E. Abel.
- 1 online resource (360 pages): illustrations ;
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Welcome to the New Real! What Media? -- Which Mimesis? Why Japan? -- Stereomimesis: Stereograph, Panoramic Parallax, and the 3D Printing of Nostalgia -- Schizoasthenic Media: Record, Reappropriation, and Copyright -- Copycat Rivalries: Teleplay, Mask, and Violence -- Interpassive Ecomimesis: Gaming the Real -- Mediated Expressions: Emoji's E-mimesis -- Conclusion. The Real Renewed: Rendering Techno-orientalism.
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"A synthetic history of new media reception in modern and contemporary Japan, The New Real positions mimesis at the heart of the media concept. Considering both mimicry and representation as the core functions of mediation and remediation, it offers a new model for media studies while explaining the deep and ongoing imbrication of Japan in the history of new media"--
9781452968087
Technology and civilization Realism Mass media and technology Mass media and culture Imitation SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies. Realisme. Imitation (Psychologie) Technologie et civilisation. Medias et culture--Japon. Medias et technologie--Japon. Realism. Imitation. Technology and civilization. Mass media and culture--Japan. Mass media and technology--Japan.