Our group digital artefact and auto ethnography investigating Comedy in Japan from Eliza Appel, Blake Foggo and Caroline Morely: https://soundcloud.com/mr4eva/laughs-in-japan-podcast Podcast: 0:45-3:05 - Takeshi's Castle (Caroline) 3:05-6:50 - Reflection on Takeshi's Castle 6:51-8:52 - Mecha-Mecha Iketeru (Eliza) 8:53-11:40 - Reflection on Mecha-Mecha Iketeru 11:45-14:37 - My Boss My Hero (Blake) 14:38-17:05 - Reflection on My... Continue Reading →
My digital artefact came about through a desire to engage in an area I enjoyed but had not fully explored. I've grown up drinking black tea from a young age. My Grandma would look after me while my parents were at work and we would share a cup of tea together (although mine was probably... Continue Reading →
Following on from my previous blog post in this subject, I feel it is prudent to mention I've done significantly more research since this post, and have made steps towards my individual digital artefact. I have stuck with me 'Tea across Asia' series of short videos, but I believe I might add a short blog... Continue Reading →
I have a feeling this may only be the beginning of tea related puns if I pursue this avenue for my autoethnography! In the quick fire idea session within class I came up with a few different ideas. But out of nowhere and the one that has stuck with me was tea. Exploring tea across... Continue Reading →
This weeks topic was globalisation (a topic I'm fairly familiar with) and the screening an animation I'd never heard of! Globalisation is far from a new concept to me, and as far as we discussed it in class, I definitely am of the middle ground in terms of my opinion of it. I know that... Continue Reading →
This week we took a closer look at how to distinguish autoethnography in its variations as well as took a look and live tweeted the 1988 classic anime film Akira. "When researchers do autoethnography, they retrospectively and selectively write about epiphanies that stem from, or are made possible by, being part of a culture and/or by possessing... Continue Reading →
Our first week back for the semester and a classic pop culture phenomenon to get us started! I have no personal experience with the Gojira (or Godzilla) franchise. I'd not seen any of the films, any adaptations or representations, however the icon and the story was well known to me. The power of pop culture!... Continue Reading →
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