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Christoph Zed

Looking for the African Akira - 0 views

  • What better measure of society is there than through the fiction it creates? In 1988 the Japanese animation feature film AKIRA was released to the world envisioning the near future of a 2019 neo-Tokyo.
  • THE MATRIX in the U.S. would do for action and sci-fi movies, what AKIRA did for animation. The directors of THE MATRIX, the Wachowski brothers, cited one of their main influences and inspirations as AKIRA and that films director Katsuhiro Otomo
  • Fiction represents the ideas of a society that’s thinking as much about it’s future as it is it’s past and present. It represents as much about the hopes of that collective society and it’s factions as it does the fears. The concept of who and what heroes and villains are, protagonists and antagonists, are critical concepts for framing identity
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  • Most people would have you believe that fiction is the result of leisure, and that’s absolutely true. Without an abundance of time (and the worry of fulfilling primary needs like thirst and hunger) there simply is no opportunity to spend the day ‘thinking’ (or the ultimate of leisure activities: ‘thinking about other people’s thinking’)
  • the production of movies, books, comics, animation, TV and other form of media is all indicative of cultures that can produce more than just laborers and politicians. Africa is beginning to see a great shift towards people who pursue conceptual and intellectual careers, these people with both consume and create the next generation of Africa’s stories
  • there needs to be a creative revolution in the types of stories that are being told in Africa; how stories are distributed needs a revolution as much as the mediums that they are told with does.
sayaka uchida

Top 10 Geekiest Constructed Languages | GeekDad | Wired.com - 0 views

  • 1. Klingon Perhaps the most fully realized science fiction language, Klingon has a complete grammar and vocabulary, permitting countless nerds to learn it like it was high school Spanish. Fans have translated Shakespeare, Sun Tzu and the Bible into the language. There’s a Klingon Language Institute, the purpose of which is to promote the language and culture of this nonexistent people. You can even select Klingon as your language of choice in Google.
  • it has become almost de rigueur for fiction writers and moviemakers to include a constructed language (conlang) when crafting a new universe. Here are some of the best:
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    I believe Klingon speaking people certainly share some value and the way of thinking....
Lucy Rechnitzer

'Nigel the Crazy Noonga' Website Shut Down | Racism Outrage - 0 views

  • Crazy Noonga' website sparks racism outrage FRAN RIMROD September 24, 2009 A website set up by a Perth student about a fictional Aboriginal character has been shut down and is being investigated by police amid racism claims. The website, which Radio 6PR reports was created by a 19-year-old Curtin University student, features audio excerpts  of a character called "Nigel the crazy Noonga", who prank calls businesses and fast-food outlets with a fake Aboriginal accent. The portrayal of negative Aboriginal stereotypes has sparked outrage from the Aboriginal community. Craig Somerville, lecturer at the Curtin University Centre for Aboriginal Studies, told 6PR he believed the material on the website had crossed the line between humour and racism.
  • The Facebook "Just for fun" group set up for "Nigel the crazy Noonga" has 317 members and describes "Nigel" as "your friendly neighbourhood Noonga". It also pokes fun at the character's fictional solvent abuse, describing it as his own personal "dreamtime". Sergeant Greg Lambert said police were aware of the website and were investigating.
Nadeem Uddin

Nigeria 'offended' by sci-fi film - 0 views

  • Nigeria's government is asking cinemas to stop showing a science fiction film, District Nine, that it says denigrates the country's image.
  • she had asked the makers of the film, Sony, for an apology.
  • the film portrays Nigerians as cannibals, criminals and prostitutes.
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  • a gang leader with the nickname of Obasanjo, also the surname of former Nigerian President
  • The name our former president was clearly spelt out as the head of the criminal gang and our ladies shown like prostitutes sleeping with extra-terrestrial beings.
  • Nigeria's Nollywood film industry was also being pressed to help portray Nigeria in a better light.
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