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PAX East Panel Submissions

Posted on 11 January 2010 by Alex Leavitt

If you’re awesome and in Boston, MA from March 26th to 28th, 2010, you’ll obviously be attending Penny Arcade Expo: East! Today is the deadline for panel submissions, and last night I sent in three presentations that will hopefully make … Continue reading →

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Cool Japan: A Look Into Exotic Anthropology

Posted on 22 March 2009 by Alex Leavitt

Via Japan Society A response to coverage of the KRAZY! anime & manga art exhibit at the New York Japan Society and a preview of my lecture/presentation at the Popular Culture Association national conference on Wednesday 8 April. If geeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged akio nakamori, anime blog, anthropology, asia, Blogroll: Anime, cool japan, douglas mcgray, east, edward said, exoticism, fantasy, gilles poitras, gross national cool, ian condry, japan society, krazy!, lawrence eng, manga, orientalism, otaku studies, popular culture association, science fiction, susan napier, ukiyo-e, video game | 7 Comments

The Adventures of Harvard, MIT, and LiveBlogging

Posted on 17 April 2008 by Alex Leavitt

For the first weekend in April, Boston University bestowed on me the honor of attending the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations at Harvard University. By honor, I clearly mean backed my antics with full funding (for which I … Continue reading →

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