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Technology affordances and social withdrawal: The rise of hikikomori

Psychology &Marketing, Volume 41, Issue 7, Page 1469-1488, July 2024.
Abstract The prevalence of social withdrawal behaviors has been a growing concern in recent years. The concept of hikikomori, a severe social withdrawal condition, has gained increasing attention in high‐income societies and developed economies. The term applies to both the condition and the person experiencing it.
Ha Eun (Grace) Park, Sheau‐Fen (Crystal) Yap   +1 more
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Hyperrealism and the Portrayal of Women in South Korean Webtoons

This article looks at “hyperrealism” and the representation of women and feminism in South Korean webtoons. The webtoon genres of “daily life” and “slice-of-life” act as forms of self-expression and tell relatable stories.
Molisso, Sarah
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East Asian Perspective in Transmedia Storytelling | Korean Webtoonist Yoon Tae Ho: History, Webtoon Industry, and Transmedia Storytelling (Feature)

International Journal of Communication, 2019
At the Asian Transmedia Storytelling in the Age of Digital Media Conference held in Vancouver, Canada, June 8–9, 2018, webtoonist Yoon Tae Ho as a keynote speaker shared several interesting and important inside stories people would not otherwise hear ...
Dal Yong Jin
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Joy of Ugly Feelings: Korean “Bad Taste” Webtoons as a Case Study [PDF]

, 2017
Cognitive narratology has contributed significantly to our understanding of reading fiction, namely, what happens when we read and why we read at all. According to scholars such as Lisa Zunshine, Alan Palmer, and George Butte, we have an evolved craving ...
Park, Hyesu, Hyesu Park
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East Asian Perspective in Transmedia Storytelling | Snack Culture’s Dream of Big-Screen Culture: Korean Webtoons’ Transmedia Storytelling

International Journal of Communication, 2019
The sociocultural reasons for the growth of webtoons as snack culture and snack culture’s influence in big-screen culture have received little scholarly attention.
Dal Yong Jin
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Becoming the Villainess: An Exploration of a New Feminine Identity in Otome Isekai Manga and Webtoons [PDF]

The cultural wave of East Asia continues to grow with Korean webtoons and manhwa being the latest cultural export of Hallyu. Along with Japanese manga, the value webtoons and manhwa have in storytelling through various genres can’t be overstated. This is
Kargbo, Muziah
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Role of webtoons in shaping korean men's attitudes toward gentlemanship

, 2023
วิทยานิพนธ์นี้มีจุดมุ่งหมายเพื่อศึกษาบทบาทของเว็บตูนในการสร้างการเปลี่ยนแปลงทัศนคติที่มีต่อความเป็นสุภาพบุรุษของผู้ชายเกาหลีโดยใช้วิธีวิจัยแบบผสมผสาน เก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับทัศนคติความเป็นสุภาพบุรุษของผู้ชายเกาหลีด้วยเครื่องมือ Social Listening ทำการว ...
อิษยา วรรณะ
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Le webtoon et la fabrique de l’événement

Balisages
In this article, we explore the background of the emergence of webtoons in France. The webtoon, a digital story designed for “scrolled” reading on smartphones and aimed primarily at teenagers and young adults, was able to establish itself firmly in the ...
Florence Rio, Elsa Tadier
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Readers’ advisory guide development for webtoon

Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
Introduction. Readers’ advisory (RA) services are one of the core information services that libraries provide. As the types and formats of the collection materials have diversified, relevant RA services have evolved accordingly. This project develops an
Hyerim Cho, Denice Adkins, Hillary Gould, Katy Bond, Ky Flood   +4 more
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The Influence of AI on Webtoons: What About the Future? An Ontological and Macroeconomic Perspective.

مجلة العلوم و آفاق المعارف
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Webtoon industry has fundamentally altered the lifecycle of digital comics, from initial ideation to global distribution.
Yasmina LABED, Alain VUILLEMIN
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