// Disciplines
Cultural Studies
6 topics
- Internet Slang and Internet Memes
Is Word Play Communication or a Wall?
Word play refers to the intentional deviation from standard word meanings, grammar, or usage to enjoy phonetic, visual, associative, or cont…
- Fujoshi Culture
Can Emotions Toward Creative Works Be Explained to Someone?
The question 'Can emotions toward creative works be explained to someone?' is one repeatedly faced in daily fujoshi culture. When deeply emo…
- Knowledge Gap Hypothesis
Does the Gap Between Those Who Know and Those Who Do Not Widen or Narrow
The Knowledge Gap Hypothesis suggests that as the amount of information and knowledge increases, the gap between those who already have know…
- VTuber
Imagining VTubers Outside of Their Streams
Imagining VTubers outside of their streams refers to the act of viewers mentally constructing what the VTuber's character might be like in t…
- VTuber
What Is Retirement the End Of?
In VTuber culture, 'retirement' (or 'graduation') refers to a character officially ending their streaming activities and withdrawing from th…
- Preppers
Does Experiencing Inconvenience Change Something?
The question 'Does experiencing inconvenience change something?' re-examines whether intentionally distancing oneself from modern convenient…