AKB48

ISBN-13: 9781501341113 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 160 str.

Patrick W. Galbraith; Jason G. Karlin; Noriko Manabe

Opis

Introduces idols and the economics of affect through AKB48, Japan's most successful mega-group to date.

Recenzje

Whatever you thought you knew about AKB48, I can guarantee it's just the tip of the iceberg ... Galbraith and Karlin write with authority ... [and] not a hint of sensationalizing. Japan Times

Spis treści

List of Figures and TablesNote on Japanese Names and WordsIntroduction1 The Birth and Evolution of Idols in Japan2 The Democratization of Idols3 "Idols That You Can Meet"4 The Affective Economics of the Idol Industry5 The General Election6 Toward a Critical Political Economy of Idols7 The Ordinary as Extraordinary8 Tears of the Idol9 The Labor of Love10 Female Fans as Aspirational Consumers11 Placebo Idols12 AKB48 in the Global ImaginationConclusionNotesReferencesIndex

O autorze

Patrick W. Galbraith is a Duke University-based scholar of Cultural Anthropology and Japanese Studies. He is author of Tokyo Realtime (2010), The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan (2014), The Moe Manifesto: An Insider's Look at the Worlds of Manga, Anime, and Gaming (2017), and co-editor along with Jason G. Karlin of Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture (2012) and Media Convergence in Japan (2016). Jason G. Karlin is Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo. He is author of Gender and Nation in Meji Japan (2014) and co-editor along with Patrick W. Galbraith of Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture (2012) and Media Convergence in Japan (2016).