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Accepted Panels for Anime Boston 2010

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 1 February 2010

Received word that the following panels have been accepted for Anime Boston 2010:
On the Road for Anime Pilgrimages
107 Panel 6 on SATURDAY
starting at 06:00:00 PM
Many anime reference real-world locations, inspiring otaku to seek out these destinations. Come discover the significance of the “anime pilgrimage”!
After Cowboy Bebop: The Works of Shinichiro Watanabe
306 Panel 2 on FRIDAY
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PAX East Panel Submissions

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 11 January 2010

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 it onto the schedule in a few months. Check them out below!
1) Memes, Microcultures, and 2D [...]

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Comparative Media Studies

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 19 August 2009

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”
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    Connecting the dots between popular media and social culture.

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    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.

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