Cute Accelerationism

Cute Accelerationism
Author: Amy Ireland
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2024-10-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1915103169

An impassioned philosophical celebration of the multiple dimensions of contemporary cuteness. Involuntarily sucked into the forcefield of Cute, Amy Ireland and Maya B. Kronic decided to let go, give in, let the demon ride them, and make an accelerationism out of it—only to realize that Cute opens a microcosmic gate onto the transcendental process of acceleration itself. Joining the swarming e-girls, t-girls, NEETS, anons, and otaku who rescued accelerationism from the double pincers of media panic and academic buzzkill by introducing it to big eyes, fluffy ears, programming socks, and silly memes, they discover that the objects of cute culture are just spinoffs of an accelerative process booping us from the future, rendering us all submissive, breedable, helpless, and cute in our turn. Cute comes tomorrow, and only anastrophe can make sense of what it will have been doing to us. Evading all discipline, sliding across all possible surfaces, Cute Accelerationism embraces every detail of the symptomatology, aetiology, epidemiology, history, biology, etymology, topology, and even embryology of Cute, joyfully burrowing down into its natural, cultural, sensory, sexual, subjective, erotic, and semiotic dimensions in order to sound out the latent spaces of this Thing that has soft-soaped its way into human culture. Traversing tangents on natural and unnatural selection, runaway supernormalisation, the collective self-transformation of genderswarming cuties, the hyperstitional cultures of shojo and otaku, denpa and 2D love, and the cute subworlds of aegyo and meng, moé and flatmaxxing, catboys and dogon eggs, bobbles and gummies, vore machines and partial objects, BwOs and UwUs…glomping, snuggling, smooshing and squeeeeing their way toward the event horizon of Cute, donning cat ears and popping bubbles as they go, in this untimely philosophical intensification of an omnipresent phenomenon, having surrendered to the squishiest demonic possession, like, ever, two bffs set out in search of the transcendental shape of cuteness only to realize that, even though it is all around us, we do not yet know what Cute can do. Seriously superficial and bafflingly coherent, half erudite philosophical treatise, half dariacore mashup, 100 percent cutagion, this compact lil’ textual machine is a meltdown and a glow up, as well as a twizzled homage to Deleuze and Guattari’s A Thousand Plateaus. Welcome to the kawaiizome: nothing uncute makes it out of the near future, and the cute will very soon no longer be even remotely human.

Introducing Japanese Popular Culture

Introducing Japanese Popular Culture
Author: Alisa Freedman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2023-04-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000864170

Specifically designed for use in a range of undergraduate and graduate courses, while reaching specialists and general readers, this second edition of Introducing Japanese Popular Culture is a comprehensive textbook offering an up-to-date overview of a wide variety of media forms. It uses particular case studies as a way into examining the broader themes in Japanese culture and provides a thorough analysis of the historical and contemporary trends that have shaped artistic production, as well as politics, society, and economics. As a result, more than being a time capsule of influential trends, this book teaches enduring lessons about how popular culture reflects the societies that produce and consume it. With contributions from an international team of scholars, representing a range of disciplines from history and anthropology to art history and media studies, the book covers: Characters Television Videogames Fan media and technology Music Popular cinema Anime Manga Spectacles and competitions Sites of popular culture Fashion Contemporary art. Written in an accessible style with ample description and analysis, this textbook is essential reading for students of Japanese culture and society, Asian media and popular culture, globalization, and Asian Studies in general. It is a go-to handbook for interested readers and a compendium for scholars.

Library Journal

Library Journal
Author: Melvil Dewey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 846
Release: 2007
Genre: Electronic journals
ISBN:

Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Just a Girl Who Loves Dog Surfing

Just a Girl Who Loves Dog Surfing
Author: Sports Sports House
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2020-09-28
Genre:
ISBN:

This 100 Pages Ruled Notebook for Dog Surfing Sports Lovers Girls. This notebook is perfect for Christmas, thanksgiving and birthday gift. This funny Lined notebook is filled with college ruled paper that's perfect for writing down your daily teaching thoughts, class ideas, writing your dreams. This Notebook features: ☑ Perfectly sized at 6" x 9" Inches ☑ Black & Large notebook ☑ Matte Finish Cover

Just An Awesome Girl Who Loves Dogs

Just An Awesome Girl Who Loves Dogs
Author: Awesome Gifts Party
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2020-01-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781657702578

This journal features 100 Ruled pages or lined Paper inside for writing notes. It's size is convenient to carry with you, anywhere you go. This Unique and Funny Journal Notebook is sure to please and make the perfect Christmas or birthday present for men or women. This Notebook is perfect for: Notebook Journals Gifts Birthday Gifts Thank You Gifts, Christmas & Thanksgiving Gifts Features: Unique design Can be used as a diary, journal and notebook 100 ruled pages of lined paper Perfect for gel, pen, ink, marker or pencils 6" x 9" dimensions; portable size for school, home or traveling Matte Cover No Spiral High-quality paper

I'm Just a 10 Year Old Girl Who Loves Dogs

I'm Just a 10 Year Old Girl Who Loves Dogs
Author: one Peter publishing
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2020-08-31
Genre:
ISBN:

** 10 Birthday Girl Journal, for 10 year old girls who loves Dogs and like to get creative. This is the perfect gift to start writing, sketching, journaling, doodling and note taking.It has a convenient size to carry with you anywhere you go. The cover shows a cute dog And Funny Saying 'I'm Just A 10 Year Old Girl Who Loves Dogs'. The interior has lined pages on the right to write and to doodle.Features Unique design with Cute Dog graphics Can be used as a diary, sketchbook, journal and notebook 100 pages of lined paper Professionally designed thick cover 6"""" x 9"""" dimensions; portable size for school, home or work. This Birthday Girl journal is the creative birthday gift for daughter, sister, niece, cousin or friend who loves Dogs.If you are looking for a different book make sure you click on author name for other great journal ideas.

I'm Just a 10 Year Old Girl Who Loves Dogs

I'm Just a 10 Year Old Girl Who Loves Dogs
Author: one Robin publishing
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2020-08-31
Genre:
ISBN:

** 10 Birthday Girl Journal, for 10 year old girls who loves Dogs and like to get creative. This is the perfect gift to start writing, sketching, journaling, doodling and note taking.It has a convenient size to carry with you anywhere you go. The cover shows a cute dog And Funny Saying 'I'm Just A 10 Year Old Girl Who Loves Dogs'. The interior has lined pages on the right to write and to doodle.Features Unique design with Cute Dog graphics Can be used as a diary, sketchbook, journal and notebook 100 pages of lined paper Professionally designed thick cover 6"""" x 9"""" dimensions; portable size for school, home or work. This Birthday Girl journal is the creative birthday gift for daughter, sister, niece, cousin or friend who loves Dogs.If you are looking for a different book make sure you click on author name for other great journal ideas.

I'm Just a 10 Year Old Girl Who Loves Dogs

I'm Just a 10 Year Old Girl Who Loves Dogs
Author: two Prettier publishing
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2020-08-31
Genre:
ISBN:

** 10 Birthday Girl Journal, for 10 year old girls who loves Dogs and like to get creative. This is the perfect gift to start writing, sketching, journaling, doodling and note taking.It has a convenient size to carry with you anywhere you go. The cover shows a cute dog And Funny Saying 'I'm Just A 10 Year Old Girl Who Loves Dogs'. The interior has lined pages on the right to write and to doodle.Features Unique design with Cute Dog graphics Can be used as a diary, sketchbook, journal and notebook 100 pages of lined paper Professionally designed thick cover 6"""" x 9"""" dimensions; portable size for school, home or work. This Birthday Girl journal is the creative birthday gift for daughter, sister, niece, cousin or friend who loves Dogs.If you are looking for a different book make sure you click on author name for other great journal ideas.