Earlier this year, after returning from my semester in Kyoto, I decided to pursue the composition of a book. The idea of writing a book intrigued me, excited me, and inspired me to devote a “page” of this blog to my plans:
Otaku Movement Book
Working title:
• “Otaku Movement: The History and Fans of Anime in America”
• [...]
Department of Alchemy
Connecting the dots between popular media and social culture.
伏見いなり、京都
The Department of Alchemy approaches American, Japanese, and international digital culture from a critical, analytical (and sometimes quite academic) perspective.
The blog provides commentary, news, essays, reviews, reports, presentations, audio/video, and general thoughts for a mainstream audience, with intended respect to the context of the works and the broader society that encompasses them.
Events
See me speak at Ignite Boston 7 at Microsoft NERD in Boston, MA, on 4 March 2010.
See me speak at Penny Arcade Expo East in Boston, MA, from March 26th - 28th, 2010.
See me speak at the Popular Culture Association National Conference in St. Louis, MI, from March 31st - April 3rd, 2010.
See me speak at Anime Boston in Boston, MA, from April 2nd - 4th, 2010.
Meet me at ROFLcon II in Boston, MA, from April 30th - May 1st, 2010.
Meet me at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA, from July 1st - 4th, 2010.
Meet me at Otakon in Baltimore, MD, from July 30th - August 1st, 2010.