Tag: media studies
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The Prodigal Son Returns: Prince Zuko, the Blue Spirit, and the Parable of Identity. Assessing the Rhetorics Avatar: The Last Airbender as a Media Theorist
The Blue Spirit is a masked vigilante who initially appears to be an antagonist, fighting against Aang and his companions. However, as the series progresses, it becomes clear that the Blue Spirit is actually Zuko in disguise. By adopting this persona, Zuko is able to detach himself from his responsibilities and explore his own sense…
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In Defense of Play: A rereading of Caillois’ “Man, Play, and Games”
Groos came to seein play the guarantor of youth: “Animals also do not play because they are young; they are young because they have toplay.”82 He therefore distinguished play activity involving (a) the sensory apparatus (the sense of touch,heat, taste, odor, hearing, color, shape, movement, etc.); (b )the motor apparatus (feeling about, destruction and analysis,construction…
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I am Making a Boardgame : Introducing Chronundrum
How to make an educational board game, designing for learning, and the mechanics of fun. All relevant to todays discussion of designing a serious tabletop board game in which players travel through ancient Egypt collecting artifacts, solving riddles, and correcting the chaos of time in an interactive and highly lively environment with a full ensemble…
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“Cross-Cultural Mystery: Exploring the Literary Worlds of Edgar Allan Poe and Edogawa Ranpo.” New Course Launching Summer 2023
As a comparative and media scholar, I celebrate the cultural exchange between two of the most prominent writers in the mystery genre, Edgar Allan Poe and Edogawa Ranpo. While Poe’s works have had a significant impact on Western literature, Ranpo’s writings have contributed greatly to the development of Japanese mystery fiction. This article explores the…
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Linking Shakespeare’s Ides of March and Japan’s Tengu Mythology: You Won’t Believe What We Discovered!
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in dramatist, dramaturgy, fable, fairytale, fan studies, film, film review, film studies, Flash Poetry, folklore, folkloresque, folklorist, japan, japanese cinema, japanese folklore, japanese language, japanese literature, japanese mythology, japanese video games, japanese videogames, material culture, Shakespeare, shinto, writingUncovering the Mysteries of the Ides of March and Tengu no Kakuremino: Insights into Tragedy, Mythology, and Human Nature.
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Actor-Network Theory Meets Structuralism: A Powerful Framework for Analyzing Contemporary Social and Cultural Phenomena
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, understanding the complex interplay between actors and structures is more important than ever. By combining the insights of actor-network theory and structuralism, we can develop a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the social and cultural processes shaping our world. In this article, we explore how the thinking of Bruno…