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Presentation on dojinshi, fan culture, copyright and amateur-professional divide

Nele — Fri, 12/11/2009 - 16:10

Yesterday I gave a presentation on copyright issues related to dojinshi and fan culture for the first-year students at the Japanese Studies department of the Catholic University of Leuven. It was based on the conference presentation I'll be giving next week in Kyoto, with more introductory material such as what dojinshi are. The conference version will have fewer cute pictures and more long pretentious words.

I also used the documentary 'Manga Mad', which has annoying background music and a few too many boob shots for my taste, but also a large number of very interesting interviews by mangaka and manga/otaku specialists. It deals with all manner of manga and otaku topics, from dojinshi, yaoi/hentai, character goods, and moe to cosplay. Definitely worth watching.

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