The New Real : Media and Mimesis in Japan from Stereographs to Emoji /

"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 explainin...

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Main Author: Abel, Jonathan E., 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2023]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.