Enter Paranoia: Identity and

Hanson, Jeffrey Steven

dc.contributor.author	Hanson, Jeffrey Steven
dc.creator	Hanson, Jeffrey Steven	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-12-05T14:11:15Z
dc.date.available	2011-12-05T14:11:15Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Hanson, Jeffrey Steven. (2007). Enter Paranoia: Identity and "Makeshift Salvations" in Kon Satoshi's "Paranoia Agent" (Master's thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA).
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193241
dc.description.abstract	Kon Satoshi's Paranoia Agent is a series that demonstrates how many types of identity are constructed. While some aspects of the series are based in fantasy, Paranoia Agent takes place in a Tokyo that closely resembles the Tokyo of the real world. In particular, a corporate icon named Maromi parallels the rise of icons such as Hello Kitty in Japan; the public's devotion to Maromi demonstrates how consumerism shapes one's personal identity. Consumerism can also be used to explain the existence of Lil' Slugger, a type of phantasm who initially appears to free the people of Tokyo from their problems, but is actually a "crutch" that society uses to run away from reality. The destination of this escape can be called "consumutopia," a virtual space of "perfect consumption" where reality can be ignored. Consumutopia is one example of the - real or metaphorical - "spaces" that are examined in Paranoia Agent.
dc.language.iso	EN	en_US
dc.publisher	The University of Arizona.	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.	en_US
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subject	Paranoia	en_US
dc.subject	Agent	en_US
dc.subject	Satoshi	en_US
dc.subject	Kon	en_US
dc.subject	Anime	en_US
dc.subject	Identity	en_US
dc.title	Enter Paranoia: Identity and "Makeshift Salvations" in Kon Satoshi's "Paranoia Agent"	en_US
dc.type	text	en_US
dc.type	Electronic Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.chair	Gabriel, J. Philip	en_US
dc.contributor.chair	McVeigh, Brian J.	en_US
dc.identifier.oclc	659747200	en_US
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Arizona	en_US
thesis.degree.level	masters	en_US
dc.contributor.committeemember	Jones	en_US
dc.identifier.proquest	2092	en_US
thesis.degree.discipline	East Asian Studies	en_US
thesis.degree.discipline	Graduate College	en_US
thesis.degree.name	MA	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2018-07-18T02:11:14Z
html.description.abstract	Kon Satoshi's Paranoia Agent is a series that demonstrates how many types of identity are constructed. While some aspects of the series are based in fantasy, Paranoia Agent takes place in a Tokyo that closely resembles the Tokyo of the real world. In particular, a corporate icon named Maromi parallels the rise of icons such as Hello Kitty in Japan; the public's devotion to Maromi demonstrates how consumerism shapes one's personal identity. Consumerism can also be used to explain the existence of Lil' Slugger, a type of phantasm who initially appears to free the people of Tokyo from their problems, but is actually a "crutch" that society uses to run away from reality. The destination of this escape can be called "consumutopia," a virtual space of "perfect consumption" where reality can be ignored. Consumutopia is one example of the - real or metaphorical - "spaces" that are examined in Paranoia Agent.