Philip Kaffen- Taking Yakuza Film Seriously: Critique and Consensus in Film Criticism

[drainer at mpinet.net]

 I think the internet challenges the commodification of culture(s), be it in 
the distinction between mass and popular culture (if there even is one in 
this case) due to the form fan blogs of "various levels of seriousness and 
breadth" take. This is evident in any language (your caveat not to assume a 
universal situation is spot on, but then there are the ever growing 
references to wikipedia), perhaps moreso in Japan? Without a formal academic 
body are fan discussions the final authority?



-d



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Gerow" <aaron.gerow at yale.edu>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: Philip Kaffen- Taking Yakuza Film Seriously: Critique and 
Consensus in Film Criticism


> Many have lamented  the death of film criticism in Japan and Eigei is now 
> running a  series of pieces detailing this. To many of my colleagues in 
> Japan,  the internet is killing film criticism.

>What do people think of that?

>Aaron=