How much of what you fan on is produced by your own culture/country? About 20-30% I do watch some American shows rather on time when it is the correct season. But even then I jump across various ethnic media.. so quite hard for me to give you estimate or percentage.
How much of what you fan on is originally produced in your native language(s)? Only about 20-30-40% give or take.. my reasoning behind this percentage is similar to my first response.
Have either of the above changed over the course of your time in fandom? Depends on what I can find.. and the numbers can go up and down.
If/When consuming material not originally produced in a language you are fluent in, how do you access it? (e.g., dubs, scanlations, muddle through the raws and just enjoy the pretty people/art/voices, etc.) Muddling through raws... I refuse to wait.
Are there any culture’s materials you particularly avoid or seek out? (e.g. you avoid anything Japanese, be it anime, manga, video games, etc.; you love anything British, TV, books, etc.)If so, why? I love Japanese mostly anything, and usually avoid American dubbing... unless if it was a video game ie. Kingdom Hearts. Sometimes I watch Chinese movies/dramas....because I rather play a game I understand the language for. I rather avoid American dubbing, because I believe it underwrites the originality of the original anime, which is based on the manga. I usually also seek out English translated graphic novels, since I can't really read Japanese. Same scenario with Chinese books.
The first time you watched/read/listened to something produced by a culture whose material you had not previously fanned on, were there details you had to adjust to (e.g. narrative styles, character depictions, pacing, cultural references, etc.) ? Narrative styles when it comes to Japanese books.. and Pacing when it comes to Japanese movies, go figure.
Are there any particular tropes/stereotypes/character traits/plot devices you particularly associate with a certain culture’s material? Probably when I look at intense samurai honor.. it would bring to my mind the Japanese historical aspects.
Fandom Questions:
At a guess, are the majority of the people you regularly fan with your nationality? Probably.. depends on the fandom... I wouldn't know - since many people in my fandom are online crowds.
Do you think this changes depending on what fandom you’re in? Depends..
If you go to live fan events/conventions/meet-ups, have you attended different fan events for media of different cultures? (E.g. have you gone to both conventions for an English-language series (such as Supernatural) and anime conventions?)If so, have you noticed any differences between such conventions? Yes, in U.S. cons, it is a lot more disorganized while when I was in Japan attending TAF, I saw so many lines, more orderly.
Have you ever attended fan events/conventions/meet-ups in more than one country? If so, did you notice any differences? Nope
Has fanning with people from various countries ever caused surprise/confusion/misunderstandings? Yes and no.. but not really.
Do your expectations for the fandom and its fanwork change depending on the source culture? Yes.
Additionally, there are a few details that’d be helpful for everyone to include, if they could:
Nationality: U.S. Native language(s): Chinese, English Language(s) you most often fan in (e.g. write/read/discuss in): Japanese, Chinese, English Is it all right for me to reference you directly in the final paper: Sure If yes, how would you prefer to be called (e.g. LJ handle/name/nickname/anonymously, etc): animemiz If needed, would it be alright for me to contact you for more questions/details via email/skype, etc.? Probably..
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Date: 2010-07-22 04:36 am (UTC)How much of what you fan on is produced by your own culture/country?
About 20-30% I do watch some American shows rather on time when it is the correct season. But even then I jump across various ethnic media.. so quite hard for me to give you estimate or percentage.
How much of what you fan on is originally produced in your native language(s)?
Only about 20-30-40% give or take.. my reasoning behind this percentage is similar to my first response.
Have either of the above changed over the course of your time in fandom?
Depends on what I can find.. and the numbers can go up and down.
If/When consuming material not originally produced in a language you are fluent in, how do you access it? (e.g., dubs, scanlations, muddle through the raws and just enjoy the pretty people/art/voices, etc.)
Muddling through raws... I refuse to wait.
Are there any culture’s materials you particularly avoid or seek out? (e.g. you avoid anything Japanese, be it anime, manga, video games, etc.; you love anything British, TV, books, etc.)If so, why?
I love Japanese mostly anything, and usually avoid American dubbing... unless if it was a video game ie. Kingdom Hearts. Sometimes I watch Chinese movies/dramas....because I rather play a game I understand the language for. I rather avoid American dubbing, because I believe it underwrites the originality of the original anime, which is based on the manga. I usually also seek out English translated graphic novels, since I can't really read Japanese. Same scenario with Chinese books.
The first time you watched/read/listened to something produced by a culture whose material you had not previously fanned on, were there details you had to adjust to (e.g. narrative styles, character depictions, pacing, cultural references, etc.) ?
Narrative styles when it comes to Japanese books.. and Pacing when it comes to Japanese movies, go figure.
Are there any particular tropes/stereotypes/character traits/plot devices you particularly associate with a certain culture’s material?
Probably when I look at intense samurai honor.. it would bring to my mind the Japanese historical aspects.
Fandom Questions:
At a guess, are the majority of the people you regularly fan with your nationality?
Probably.. depends on the fandom... I wouldn't know - since many people in my fandom are online crowds.
Do you think this changes depending on what fandom you’re in?
Depends..
If you go to live fan events/conventions/meet-ups, have you attended different fan events for media of different cultures? (E.g. have you gone to both conventions for an English-language series (such as Supernatural) and anime conventions?)If so, have you noticed any differences between such conventions?
Yes, in U.S. cons, it is a lot more disorganized while when I was in Japan attending TAF, I saw so many lines, more orderly.
Have you ever attended fan events/conventions/meet-ups in more than one country? If so, did you notice any differences?
Nope
Has fanning with people from various countries ever caused surprise/confusion/misunderstandings?
Yes and no.. but not really.
Do your expectations for the fandom and its fanwork change depending on the source culture?
Yes.
Additionally, there are a few details that’d be helpful for everyone to include, if they could:
Nationality: U.S.
Native language(s): Chinese, English
Language(s) you most often fan in (e.g. write/read/discuss in): Japanese, Chinese, English
Is it all right for me to reference you directly in the final paper: Sure
If yes, how would you prefer to be called (e.g. LJ handle/name/nickname/anonymously, etc): animemiz
If needed, would it be alright for me to contact you for more questions/details via email/skype, etc.? Probably..