// Disciplines
Media Studies
6 topics
- Fujoshi Culture
What Is Saved by Transforming Emotions into Stories?
When we hold strong emotions, what does transforming them into stories (creation, secondary creation, reading) 'save'? By giving form to unv…
- 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…
- Language Choice and Social Identity
What Attitude Does Choosing Not to Use Slang Express?
The choice not to use slang is not merely a matter of 'word preference' but expresses a specific social and cultural attitude. This question…
- Internet Slang and Memes
Can Memes Be Translated Across Cultural Differences?
Internet memes are cultural expressions that spread instantly worldwide through combinations of images, videos, and text. However, when a me…
- Knowledge Gap Hypothesis
The Meaning of Passing On What One Has Learned to Others
Passing on what one has learned is not merely handing over information, but an act of sharing knowledge, deepening the other's understanding…
- VTuber
What Do You Lose When Your Favorite VTuber Graduates?
When your favorite VTuber 'graduates,' what exactly do you lose? The 'death' of a character, the end of a relationship, the loss of communit…