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""Information-rich and theoretically sophisticated, Anime’s Knowledge Cultures engages the figure of the geek (or otaku or zhai) as a portal into understanding the information society and knowledge culture at large. Basing itself not only on Japan but also on China’s massive and increasingly influential consumers and producers of anime, comics, and games, Jinying Li’s book is one of the most compelling recent interventions into anime studies and global digital media studies, productively shifting our attention from a knowledge work to knowledge culture. A must-read book that is as informative as it is brilliant.""—Marc Steinberg, author of The Platform Economy: How Japan Transformed the Consumer Internet   ""A brilliant contribution to an exciting and evolving subject, Anime’s Knowledge Cultures uses the lens of anime to explore ‘geekdom,’ one of the most significant sociocultural groups of our time. Jinying Li’s arguments are powerful and extremely thought-provoking, showing how the geek community impacts practically every moment of our waking lives as humanity endlessly engages with cyberspace.""—Susan Napier, author of Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art  

"""Information-rich and theoretically sophisticated, Anime’s Knowledge Cultures engages the figure of the geek (or otaku or zhai) as a portal into understanding the information society and knowledge culture at large. Basing itself not only on Japan but also on China’s massive and increasingly influential consumers and producers of anime, comics, and games, Jinying Li’s book is one of the most compelling recent interventions into anime studies and global digital media studies, productively shifting our attention from a knowledge work to knowledge culture. A must-read book that is as informative as it is brilliant.""—Marc Steinberg, author of The Platform Economy: How Japan Transformed the Consumer Internet   ""A brilliant contribution to an exciting and evolving subject, Anime’s Knowledge Cultures uses the lens of anime to explore ‘geekdom,’ one of the most significant sociocultural groups of our time. Jinying Li’s arguments are powerful and extremely thought-provoking, showing how the geek community impacts practically every moment of our waking lives as humanity endlessly engages with cyberspace.""—Susan Napier, author of Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art  "

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Jinying Li is assistant professor of modern culture and media at Brown University.

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