Odours of Mobility: Mobile Phones and Japanese Cute Culture in the Asia-Pacific.

This paper is based on ongoing research into the use of Japanese cute (kawaii) character customisation of mobile phones in the Asia-Pacific region. Far from illustrating a form of homogeneous Japanisation in the region, consumers are using kawaii customisation in diverse ways to articulate practices...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Intercultural Studies Vol. 26; no. 1/2; pp. 39 - 56
Autor principal:	Hjorth, Larissa
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb-May2005
Materias:	Mobile communication systems Japanese character sets (Data processing) Data processing of signs & symbols Cordless telephones Cultural codes Habitus (Sociology) Wireless communications Asia
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