This critical review will take a close look at Joel Gwynne’s article ’Might as Well be Dead’: Domesticity, Irony and Feminist Politics in Contemporary Animation Comedy. The article was published in Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television’s 10th volume, second issue in 2015. The issue in question handles the topics of gender and television comedy and while Gwynne’s article is accompanied by other works on gender, his manages to be the only one focusing on animated…
has become an instrument to educate young children in a modern society that revolves around technology. Heteronormative comportments have been illustrated in animations for children and prove to be damaging to the social image of women. The portrayal of women in children’s programming have forced the minds of young children to absorb traditional gender roles by associating women to domestic labors and men accordingly to the status of breadwinners. Children’s programming typically characterizes…
community, Virgin Academy, sofure (sleeping friends), and Kakuhido group. The material I found on the bear bile topic is quite controversial, as bears in Asia are captured for their bile, which is extracted using cruel, painful procedures and sold as traditional medicine. Bears suffer in small cages in China before they reach Japanese market, but the industry itself can be avoided, as there are many inexpensive synthetic and herbal alternatives. In Japan, popular among salary men hangover cure…
United States. Geisha’s, sports, Anime, and music are the defining elements when one thinks about Japanese culture. A geisha is a traditional Japanese entertainer. The appearance of a geisha is a white base with red lipstick and red and black accents around the eyes and eyebrows. The white base cover face, neck, and chest. It forms a ‘W’ for a traditional shape or a ‘V’ on the nape of the neck. Geisha’s always wear a very colorful kimono with extravagant obi. More importantly, there are…
lesson is to introduce and teach computer programming to a class of ninth grade students. Students will be given a lesson plan document that provides the topic to be covered, learning objectives, directions, and links to online content. Unlike traditional instruction in which students are…
culture, and the DIY. “It embraces a vibrant movement of artists, crafters, and designers working in traditional and nontraditional media.” (Levine, 2008) An artist who has embraced a new age of craft with his DIY aesthetic is Michel Gondry. Gondry is a French film director, producer and screen writer. Gondry is known for using simplified film techniques, handmade props, hand drawn type and animations to create an original, visual story through film. The techniques he uses in his films and…
it is not that much as in the past. Most all cartoon series in Thailand are from Japan, so Japanese culture normally shown in animation are familiar for Thai kids, especially 90’s kids. Children can learn what Japanese culture is, what the difference between Thai and Japanese. I think those Japanese cartoons, not only Doraemon have influence Thai society since all animations that we could find to in 90’s came from Japan. People view Japan as a cute and cool country, so it is not surprising that…
around aimlessly trying to figure out what you are supposed to be doing. The music and sound effects isn’t too bad but like the rest of the game is not that memorable. In conclusion Popolocrois is a game I would only recommend if you really love traditional Japanese role playing games or if you are a fan of the series. Everyone else will just see two aging Playstation titles crammed into one PSP UMD and frankly there are more engaging games…
uncertain. However, in April 1909, The Siamese Cat Society of America was founded and the first standard for the Siamese Cat was approved. Also during the 1950s and 1960s the breed's popularity reached its peak and Siamese cats appeared in movies or animations such as 'Bell, Book and Candle', 'That Darn Cat', 'Incredible Journey', and 'Lady and the Tramp', making the Siamese breed ever more…
My Future in 2030 I am on my knees, my eyes are closed as I look down, training for a part of Martial Arts that is called ninjutsu. Ninjutsu is the traditional Japanese art of stealth, camouflage, and sabotage. Nowadays people still do it for protection and defense. Anyway, throughout my training, I have been looking forward to this day ever since I started a few years ago in 2026. My sensei circles me, keeping a very close eye on me with his dark and scary movements. Within my mind and soul I…