Jonathan E. Abel, "The New Real: Media and Mimesis in Japan from Stereographs to Emoji" (U of Minnesota Press, 2023)
New Books in East Asian Studies
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The Cycle of Realism
The author of a new book on media says the history of realism seems to be cyclical. He argues that we can't take claims by marketing and media studies scholars about newness of media with huge grains of salt. "Once, once we realized that is just like, you know, chasing flying pigs or golden calves," he said.
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