Jean Snow points us to Patrick Macias's lecture at California State University, made available as a podcast episode: ‘Theoretical Perspectives on Manga, Anime and Otaku‘.
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yay, more otaku scholars.
http://www.t-ono.net/Anime-News/Otaku-Interviews-Patrick-Galbraith.html
Otaku stuff is usually off-limits when doing “serious” work, but recently it seems like there are a few academics that become interested in the issue. Someone had to do rigorous studies on these social phenomenon so we don’t have niwaka opinion makers to make lazy connections with overall society.
http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2009/09/summary-of-joi-and-lisas-session-about-japanese-obsessions-at-foo-camp.html
I’m guessing you’ve read this response:
Otaku and Zen Buddhism?
http://neojaponisme.com/2009/09/18/1685/