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Cosplay in America

Author : Ejen Chuang
Publisher : Optiknerve
ISBN 13 : 9780996129503
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Cosplay in America written by Ejen Chuang and published by Optiknerve. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cosplay in America V2 takes a reader on a visual journey through the culture of cosplay in the United States. Photographer Ejen Chuang spent three years visiting twenty cities to gather images for this book combining portraits of cosplayers taken at fandom conventions with documentary photographers of people making costumes at home and gathering at events. Along the way, cosplayers talk about their experience in cosplay. Featuring essays from Liz Ohanesian and Dr. Andrea Letamendi"--Publisher's website.

Cosplay in America

Author : Ejen Chuang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996129510
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Cosplay in America written by Ejen Chuang and published by . This book was released on 2023-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Costuming Cosplay

Author : Therèsa M. Winge
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350035890
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Costuming Cosplay written by Therèsa M. Winge and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cosplay, short for "costume play", has grown from its origins at fan conventions into a billion-dollar global dress phenomenon. Costuming Cosplay takes us from elaborately crafted DIY costumes to online fandoms, examining how the practice of portraying fictional characters from popular culture through dress and performance has become a creative means of expressing and playing with different identities. With an approach that ranges from admiration and role-play to gender performance, this is the first book to fully examine the subculture and costume of the Cosplay phenomenon. Drawing on extensive first-hand research at conventions across North America and Asia, Therèsa M. Winge invites us to explore how Cosplay functions as a meritocracy of creativity, escapism, and disguise, and offers a creative realm in which fantasy and new forms of socializing carry as much importance as costume. Illustrated with color photographs of both celebrity and amateur Cosplayers, Costuming Cosplay is essential reading for students and scholars of fashion and costume, popular culture, anthropology, gender, and media studies, as well as global players and fans of Cosplay.

Cosplay

Author : Lauren Orsini
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781780976303
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book Cosplay written by Lauren Orsini and published by . This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cosplay is a growing phenomenon across the world, though still centred in Asia. It is generally agreed to have originated from fan events in Japan. Cosplay is a term that merges the words "costume" and "play". Most wearers make their costumes themselves and they take great pride in showing off their skill with complex and intricate get-ups. They are usually worn to attend events or conventions, with the wearer assuming the character of their costume. As the twenty-first century art of dressing up, Cosplay enables you to adopt the persona of your favourite character or hero from manga or anime, or your most loved comic book, video game or sci-fi film. Mixing fantasy with creativity, it is all about the fun of role-playing your ultimate hero or heroine. Cosplay - The Fantasy World of Role Play is a celebration of this unique cultural expression and features page after page of glorious characters in their amazing costumes, from all around the world. Cosplay - The Fantasy World of Role Play also traces the various trends and genres within Cosplay and explores its origins and history as well as the cultural differences between how Cosplay is experienced in Japan, America and Europe. antasy World of Role Play also traces the various trends and genres within Cosplay and explores its origins and history as well as the cultural differences between how Cosplay is experienced in Japan, America and Europe.antasy World of Role Play also traces the various trends and genres within Cosplay and explores its origins and history as well as the cultural differences between how Cosplay is experienced in Japan, America and Europe.antasy World of Role Play also traces the various trends and genres within Cosplay and explores its origins and history as well as the cultural differences between how Cosplay is experienced in Japan, America and Europe.

Cosplay Marketing & PR 101

Author : Philip Odango
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781981951277
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Cosplay Marketing & PR 101 written by Philip Odango and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you want to be a Cosplay Entrepreneur? Cosplay Marketing and PR 101 establishes the startup principles of building a brand, creating value and cultivating engagement as a cosplay entrepreneur. With over 15 years of experience in marketing and public relations, award-winning cosplayer Philip Odango shares insight, exercises and working documents in this original learning pathway to equip enterprising cosplayers, photographers and artists in their professional journey. From creating an online presence, to developing a strategic content plan and deploying a press release, this 101-level workbook is an essential part of any cosplayer entrepreneur's professional acumen. Cosplay Marketing & PR 101 is the first book in his Cosplay Professional Development Series

Everybody Cosplay!

Author : Jan Kurotaki
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781413903652
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Everybody Cosplay! written by Jan Kurotaki and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visit an anime convention anywhere in the North America and you'll see them everywhere: fans dressed up in the costumes of their favorite characters, acting out their roles and assuming their personalities. In Japan, where cosplay was born, the scene is even hotter, with professional cosplayers modeling at events and selling their photo albums. Renowned cosplayer and beloved Newtype USA columnist Jan Kurotaki has been a fixture in the circuit for almost 10 years. Collected here are her photos and columns from Newtype USA, along with exclusive photos never published in the pages of the magazine. A true collector's dream!

Moe USA

Author : Atsuhisa Okura
Publisher : Moe USA
ISBN 13 : 9784921205201
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Moe USA written by Atsuhisa Okura and published by Moe USA. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American cosplay fans Patty and Ruby move to Tokyo in search of custom costumes and realize they need to get part-time jobs to pay for them, so they begin working at a maid cafe where they struggle at satisfying their boss and customers--until they find magical uniforms.

Costuming Cosplay

Author : Therèsa M. Winge
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350035890
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Cosplay

Author : Frenchy Lunning
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452967466
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Cosplay written by Frenchy Lunning and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of cosplay and its relationship with the realms of its global fandom, performance, and the modes of fictional existence Flourishing far beyond its Japanese roots, cosplay has become an international phenomenon with fervid fans who gather at enormous, worldwide conventions annually. Here, author Frenchy Lunning offers an intimate, sensational tour through cosplay’s past and present, as well as its global lure. Through a culmination of years of personal research on cosplay, and growing out of Lunning’s wealth of scholarship, conference presentations, and cosplayer interviews, Cosplay is a unique and necessary examination of identity, performance, play, and otaku fandom and culture in relation to contemporary theories. With discussions covering construction, masquerades, and community through performance, Lunning presents cosplay as a dynamic and ever-evolving global practice. She combines the fascinating viewpoints of cosplayers with observational, in-depth research on cosplay history and practice, and a deep dive into critical theory involving the modes of fictional existence, in order to understand its global expansion. Augmented with beautiful photographs, this is an engrossing, lively read that explores a complicated and often misunderstood history and meditates on how cosplay allows its participants to create and construct meaning and identity.

New Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History and Period Styles

Author : Ashley Bellet
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1003831370
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book New Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History and Period Styles written by Ashley Bellet and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-12-29 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History and Period Styles: Re-Fashioning Pedagogies offers a wide array of inclusive, global, practical approaches for teaching costume and fashion history. Costume designers, technicians, and historians have spent the last several years re-evaluating how they teach costume and fashion history, acknowledging the need to refocus the discourse to include a more global perspective. This book is a collection of pedagogical methods aimed to do just that, with an emphasis on easy reference, accessible activities, and rubrics, and containing a variety of ways to restructure the course. Each chapter offers a course description, syllabus calendar, course objectives, and learning outcomes, as well as sample activities from instructors across the country who have made major changes to their coursework. Using a combination of personal narratives, examples from their work, bibliographies of helpful texts, and student responses, contributors suggest a variety of ways to decolonize the traditionally Western-focused fashion history syllabus. This collection of pedagogical approaches is intended to support and inspire instructors teaching costume design, costume history, fashion history, period styles, and other aesthetic histories in the arts.

Street Style in America

Author : Jennifer Grayer Moore
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440844623
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Street Style in America written by Jennifer Grayer Moore and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive resource that will prove invaluable to fashion historians, this book presents a detailed exploration of the breadth of visually arresting, consumer-driven styles that have emerged in America since the 20th century. What are the origins of highly specific denim fashions, such as bell bottoms, skinny jeans, and ripped jeans? How do mass media and popular culture influence today's street fashion? When did American fashion sensibilities shift from conformity as an ideal to youth-oriented standards where clothing could boldly express independence and self-expression? Street Style in America: An Exploration addresses questions like these and many others related to the historical and sociocultural context of street style, supplying both A–Z entries that document specific American street styles and illustrations with accompanying commentary. This book provides a detailed analysis of American street and subcultural styles, from the earliest example reaching back to the early 20th century to contemporary times. It reviews all aspects of dress that were part of a look, considering variations over time and connecting these innovations to fashionable dress practices that emerged in the wakes of these sartorial rebellions. The text presents detailed examinations of specific dress styles and also interrogates the manifold meanings of dress practices that break from the mainstream. This book is a comprehensive resource that will prove invaluable to fashion historians and provide fascinating reading for students and general audiences.

Youth Cultures in America [2 volumes]

Author : Simon J. Bronner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440833923
Total Pages : 869 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Youth Cultures in America [2 volumes] written by Simon J. Bronner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 869 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the components of youth cultures today? This encyclopedia examines the facets of youth cultures and brings them to the forefront. Although issues of youth culture are frequently cited in classrooms and public forums, most encyclopedias of childhood and youth are devoted to history, human development, and society. A limitation on the reference bookshelf is the restriction of youth to pre-adolescence, although issues of youth continue into young adulthood. This encyclopedia addresses an academic audience of professors and students in childhood studies, American studies, and culture studies. The authors span disciplines of psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, and folklore. The Encyclopedia of Youth Cultures in America addresses a need for historical, social, and cultural information on a wide array of youth groups. Such a reference work serves as a corrective to the narrow public view that young people are part of an amalgamated youth group or occupy malicious gangs and satanic cults. Widespread reports of bullying, school violence, dominance of athletics over academics, and changing demographics in the United States has drawn renewed attention to the changing cultural landscape of youth in and out of school to explain social and psychological problems.

Moe USA Vol. 2: Costume Crisis

Author : Atsuhisa Okura
Publisher : Manga University
ISBN 13 : 4921205620
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (212 download)

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Download or read book Moe USA Vol. 2: Costume Crisis written by Atsuhisa Okura and published by Manga University. This book was released on 2008 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American cosplay fans Patty and Ruby move to Tokyo in search of custom costumes and realize they need to get part-time jobs to pay for them, so they begin working at a maid cafe where they struggle at satisfying their boss and customers--until they find magical uniforms.

1000 Incredible Costume & Cosplay Ideas

Author : Yaya Han
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1610587634
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book 1000 Incredible Costume & Cosplay Ideas written by Yaya Han and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you think only Hollywood and Broadway costume designers can do spectacular, think again! A gallery of stunning and inspiring cosplay photography. 1000 Incredible Costume and Cosplay Ideas provides a broad and detailed glimpse into the ingenious artistry and attention to detail behind some of the most fabulous costumes you’ll find anywhere . . . and most of them are designed by just regular folks who have a passion for the character they’re looking to emulate. From clothing to makeup to accessories, these costumes are like nothing you’ve seen before. Featuring costumes from popular convention-goers to professional craftsmen, this stunning, photo-filled book by Joey Marsocci and Allison DeBlasio of Dr. Grymm Laboratories and Yaya Han walks you through scads of favorite characters as imagined and created by fans. Use it as inspiration for your next costume creation!

The Meanings of Dress

Author : Kimberly A. Miller-Spillman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501323881
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Meanings of Dress written by Kimberly A. Miller-Spillman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There are some really great readings that supplement the theoretical underpinnings of each chapter." Angie G. Liljequist, Fontbonne University, USA "A comprehensive compilation of readings for students studying the social and psychological aspects of appearance and dress." Jessica Strubel, University of North Texas, USA Learn how-and why-consumers buy clothing and accessories, and increase your global awareness as you study dress and appearance. Contributions are from writers on four continents and examples are from ten countries, including Ghana, Vietnam, Norway, and Jamaica, among others. The book includes more than 40 articles on topics such as wearable technology, cosplay, lesbian dress, and genderqueer fashion. - Contributors are experts in fashion theory, cultural studies, psychology, sociology, gender studies, religion, material culture, consumer behavior, and popular culture - Two separate chapters on gender and sexuality - International examples are included from Afghanistan, China, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam - More than 100 black and white images

Cross-Cultural Influences between Japanese and American Pop Cultures

Author : Kendra N. Sheehan
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527512827
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Cross-Cultural Influences between Japanese and American Pop Cultures written by Kendra N. Sheehan and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-26 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection features examinations of popular culture, including manga, music, film, cosplay, and literature, among other topics. Using interdisciplinary sources and analyses, this collection adds to the global discussion and relevancy of Japanese popular culture. This collection serves to highlight the work of multidisciplinary scholars who offer fresh perspectives of ongoing cross-cultural and cyclical influences that are commonly found between the US and Japan. Notably, this collection considers the relationships that have influenced Japanese popular culture, and how this has, in turn, influenced the Western world.

Emerging Worlds of Anime and Manga

Author : Frenchy Lunning
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816649457
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Emerging Worlds of Anime and Manga written by Frenchy Lunning and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inaugural volume on anime and manga engages the rise of Japanese popular culture through game design, fashion, graphic design, commercial packaging, character creation, and fan culture. Promoting dynamic ways of thinking, along with a wealth of images, this cutting-edge work opens new doors between academia and fandom.