/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>19401063
Thank you!

>The cultural dynamic of doujinshi and cosplay: Local anime fandom in Japan, USA and Europe
I've skimmed through it and, unfortunately, it doesn't really go into that >>19400874 direction. The methodology section states: "While my experience of fan conventions goes back many years, my data stems from my participation in fan conventions in Europe, North America and Japan (2010-2011)." As far as I can tell, this sums up her approach pretty well: the paper outlines and *compares* the demographics of Comiket and several of its equivalents around the world in terms of what kinds of artists and activities are present. Not much on the actual *dynamics*, nor the insider's view of the working process. In theoretical parts it refers to >>19376812 , >>19377019 and some older sources.

> I'd suggest to contact them to know if a new paper on the subject has been submitted and if the author can be contacted
Wow, that's an interesting suggestion, except I'm afraid I'm not qualified to provide any useful input.