Chris Goto Jones: 2 books

Book cover of Conjuring Asia

Conjuring Asia

Magic, Orientalism, and the Making of the Modern World

by Chris Goto-Jones
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2016

The promise of magic has always commanded the human imagination, but the story of industrial modernity is usually seen as a process of disenchantment. Drawing on the writings and performances of the so-called 'Golden Age Magicians' from the turn of the twentieth century, Chris Goto-Jones unveils the...
Book cover of The Virtual Ninja Manifesto

The Virtual Ninja Manifesto

Fighting Games, Martial Arts and Gamic Orientalism

by Chris Goto-Jones
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016

Navigating between society’s moral panics about the influence of violent videogames and philosophical texts about self-cultivation in the martial arts, The Virtual Ninja Manifesto asks whether the figure of the ‘virtual ninja’ can emerge as an aspirational figure in the twenty-first century. Engaging...
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