{"id":1451,"date":"2008-11-17T19:42:33","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T19:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2008-11-17T19:46:46","modified_gmt":"2008-11-17T19:46:46","slug":"roland-kelts-update-11-17-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2008\/11\/17\/roland-kelts-update-11-17-08\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland Kelts Update – 11\/17\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Roland Kelts<\/strong><\/a> (Osaka, 1998-99), the author of Japanamerica<\/strong><\/a> and a professor at Todai, is back in Japan and up to some interesting things.<\/em><\/p>\n

NPR<\/strong><\/span>: He’s putting together a program about Japan’s generation gap and disaffected youth culture for WNYC’s Studio 360<\/strong>. It will likely air in January.<\/p>\n

Anime Masterpieces<\/span>:<\/strong> Creating and editing a Study Guide for the next film in the \"\"series, Tekkonkinkreet<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Go to animemasterpieces.com<\/strong><\/a> for more info on the panel.\u00a0 The most recent event was on the 14th at the Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema in Canada. The next event will be Dec. 6th at the Smithsonian featuring John Dower, Susan Napier and Fred Schodt.\u00a0 The next event in which Roland will appear will be Feb. 11 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.<\/p>\n

The Who<\/span>:<\/strong> Attending all four of their Kanto area shows and spending time with Pete Townsend<\/strong> and his assistant and crew (with whom he’s become friends!)\u00a0 According to Roland, the shows have been spectacular, with rabidly enthusiastic responses from Japanese fans–who stand and cheer through the entire concert (which he observes is fairly unusual for usually reserved Japanese concert-goers). The final two shows will be at Budokan.\"\"<\/p>\n

He even received a compliment from Pete Townsend on his latest Daily Yomiuri<\/strong><\/em> column<\/a>, which Pete read one morning when the paper was delivered to his hotel room.<\/p>\n

Adbusters Magazine<\/strong><\/span>: <\/strong>Has become a contributing writer\/editor at Adbusters<\/strong><\/em> magazine (http:\/\/www.adbusters.org\/magazine\/79\/too_comfortable_to_take_risks.html<\/a>), which means he provides a story from Japan for every issue, starting this past September.\u00a0 A scan of his story from the lates issue \"\"is, The MANGA MAN<\/a><\/strong>, is available on Roland’s blog. \u00a0 Meanwhile, the current issue of Adbusters<\/strong><\/em> has a lengthy feature by Roland on the recent success of Kanikosen<\/strong><\/em> (The Crab Ship)<\/em><\/a>, a socialist novel written by Takiji Kobayashi<\/strong><\/a> in 1929, among young Japanese, and the spike in enrollment in Japan’s Communist Party<\/strong><\/a> since the start of this year.<\/p>\n

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