tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197181901399970306.post3423297931465954746..comments2021-04-10T21:42:10.574-07:00Comments on CTCS 587: TV Theory Spring 2016: Core Post 3Tara McPhersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09874394027026185133noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197181901399970306.post-8340751995383169882016-04-09T10:57:23.365-07:002016-04-09T10:57:23.365-07:00Cheny, I like the issue you raise here of question...Cheny, I like the issue you raise here of questioning East-West cultural transference as a kind of celebratory "pop cosmopolitanism." One of the few TV shows I consistently watch is an anime show on Hulu called "Mushi-shi: Next Passage" (a second life for a successful older anime). I appreciate it for its unusual aesthetics, contemplative pacing, and sense of mystery; it's a great way for me to unwind while still being imaginatively engaged. On the other hand, I have never made an attempt to connect with its fan base and I guess I pretty much have zero interest in Japanese pop culture in and of itself. Jenkins definitely doesn't seem to leave room for a casual media cosmopolitan; it's as if there are only companies that create fan communities and fan communities that demand a voice, all playing out in the realm of pop culture. For me, it's more a matter of streaming options -- it's just as easy to click on imported media as anything else -- that provides a kind of aesthetic/emotional engagement that I attribute to the East that has nothing to do with participation in pop culture.Doug Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268503787259053322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197181901399970306.post-84337266718370601062016-04-08T15:34:35.273-07:002016-04-08T15:34:35.273-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.katjenlilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366412127141217323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197181901399970306.post-19766544902046952132016-04-08T15:34:15.527-07:002016-04-08T15:34:15.527-07:00Cheny, I appreciate your probing of how transmedia...Cheny, I appreciate your probing of how transmedia and a "media mix" can contribute to national identity and our ideas of citizenship. I agree that we need to question how what “flows” between cultures is arbitrated, and if those fan and immigrant communities are truly as positive and cohesive a force as Jenkins suggests. The two spheres of influence that Jenkins points to as the forces of media convergence, that of the dominant corporate and the grassroots interest, seem to inform each other in ways that could become problematic and inexorably linked when not critically engaged. <br /><br />Katherine Robinson katjenlilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366412127141217323noreply@blogger.com