Mangaddicts.

"Just pronounce the word "manga" and conflicted representations of media reception emerge: either passive teenagers immersed in Japanese fictional worlds, or hyperactive fans. To understand what drives a variety of teenagers to read manga, we conducted empirical research among French...

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Superior document:Youth in a Globalizing World Series ; v.21
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TeilnehmendeR:
Place / Publishing House:Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.
©2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Youth in a Globalizing World Series
Physical Description:1 online resource (293 pages)
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Other title:Mangaddicts
Summary:"Just pronounce the word "manga" and conflicted representations of media reception emerge: either passive teenagers immersed in Japanese fictional worlds, or hyperactive fans. To understand what drives a variety of teenagers to read manga, we conducted empirical research among French readers enrolled in secondary schools. Manga is part of a whole constellation of interests, including music and digital technology. It is also the object of analytical, ethical or concrete appropriations. Reading then becomes a way to deal with past experiences and to connect with others, to learn how to express emotions and to assert (or contest) age and gender norms"--
ISBN:9004548319
Hierarchical level:Monograph