NINGEN: The generation of media-lore concerning a giant, sub-antarctic, aquatic humanoid and its relation to Japanese whaling activity

Greenland, F; Hayward, P

NINGEN: The generation of media-lore concerning a giant, sub-antarctic, aquatic humanoid and its relation to Japanese whaling activity

Greenland, F Hayward, P

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Publisher:: Shima Publishing
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Shima, 2020, 14, (1), pp. 134-151
Issue Date:: 2020-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Greenland, F
dc.contributor.author	Hayward, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0018-0174
dc.date.accessioned	2020-12-10T02:01:49Z
dc.date.available	2020-12-10T02:01:49Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Shima, 2020, 14, (1), pp. 134-151
dc.identifier.issn	1834-6049
dc.identifier.issn	1834-6057
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/144607
dc.description.abstract	© 2020 Shima Publications (Australia). The ningen. a giant. sub-Antarctic aquatic humanoid. is a mythical creature created by fapanese Internet users in the mid-iooos. Since its inception it has crossed over into international Internet contexts and has been embellished and inflected in various ways. As such it forms an element within modern media-lore, joining a host of pre-constituted mythic/folkloric creatures and more modern inventions. One of the most notable aspects of ningen media-lore is that the creature was conceived as an inhabitant of sub-Antarctic waters, which have not traditionally been perceived to be rich in crypto-zoological entities. Within this location it has been closely associated with Japan's Southern Ocean whaling fleet and can. in this regard, be understood as a manifestation of a modern aquapelagic imaginary. The article identifies that the original location of the ningen's story is not merely incidental to its circulation and elaboration but is. rather, a key element of its emergence as a Japanese figure and a continuing aspect of its significance in a broader, international arena.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Shima Publishing
dc.relation.ispartof	Shima
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.21463/SHIMA.14.1.10
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dc.title	NINGEN: The generation of media-lore concerning a giant, sub-antarctic, aquatic humanoid and its relation to Japanese whaling activity
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of Communication
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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© 2020 Shima Publications (Australia). The ningen. a giant. sub-Antarctic aquatic humanoid. is a mythical creature created by fapanese Internet users in the mid-iooos. Since its inception it has crossed over into international Internet contexts and has been embellished and inflected in various ways. As such it forms an element within modern media-lore, joining a host of pre-constituted mythic/folkloric creatures and more modern inventions. One of the most notable aspects of ningen media-lore is that the creature was conceived as an inhabitant of sub-Antarctic waters, which have not traditionally been perceived to be rich in crypto-zoological entities. Within this location it has been closely associated with Japan's Southern Ocean whaling fleet and can. in this regard, be understood as a manifestation of a modern aquapelagic imaginary. The article identifies that the original location of the ningen's story is not merely incidental to its circulation and elaboration but is. rather, a key element of its emergence as a Japanese figure and a continuing aspect of its significance in a broader, international arena.

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