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Lists of fandom-related vocabulary added to Japanese-Dutch dictionary site

Nele — Fri, 10/24/2008 - 11:35

The online Japanese-Dutch dictionary (full name 'Japans-Nederlands woordenboek Waran Jiten') created by the Catholic University of Leuven's Japanese Studies staff and students is, of course, mainly a dictionary. But its wiki format leaves room for getting creative with the dictionary entries (apart from the obvious advantage of anyone being able to add to and correct entries). I've used the Japanese-Dutch dictionary wiki to create a set of steadily morphing Dutch vocabulary lists about media and fandom in Japan, which I plan to make into an appendix of the final Ph.D. Hopefully they'll be useful to any other Dutch speakers who want to study fandom and fan media in Japan. If you see any mistakes or feel I should include a term I haven't mentioned, please let me know (or make yourself an account on the dictionary wiki and edit the pages yourself ;) .
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        • The 'open work' according to Umberto Eco
        • Arguments for viewing fanwork as 'open work'
        • Advantages to viewing fanwork as 'open work'
        • An open work-based methodology in practice
    • Description of samples
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    • What is this good for?
    • Conclusion
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