The Sound of the Future | Capitalism, Alienation, and Disability in Project DIVA: Future Tone
52Alongside a special guest star, Sara unpacks how in Project DIVA: Future Tone, the highly capitalist context of gaming and Vocaloid subculture sits in tension with songs and videos that explore the link between mental illness and capitalism.
TW // Discussions of: ableism and disableism; compulsory heterosexuality; queerphobia, specifically lesbophobia; mental illness; and suicide and suicide ideation. On-screen depictions of clowns, and syringes and other medical equipment.
Contents:
00:00 Intro
04:23 Key Concepts and Definitions
16:17 Rolling Girl
26:21 The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku
37:37 Meltdown
48:23 Two Sided Lovers and World's End Dancehall
01:04:28 Conclusion
01:08:28 Outro
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References:
Alienation (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/alienation/
"An Uneasy or Hazy Feeling Without Fail": Hit NicoNico Creator wowaka Portraying the Feelings of Adolescence.
https://vgperson.com/vocalinterview.php?view=wowakadice
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku:_Project_DIVA
Horowitz, Asher. 2020. Asher Horowitz | Department of Political Science | Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies | York University. Yorku.ca.
http://www.yorku.ca/horowitz/courses/lectures/35_marx_alienation.html#:~:text=Alienation%20is%20the%20objective%20structure,society%20cannot%20exist%20without%20it.&text=In%20capitalist%20society%2C%20that%20which,the%20loss%20of%20the%20object%E2%80%9D (25 October, 2020).
jrharbort. Today is Miku's 5th "Disappearance Day" Anniversary. Mikufan.com. https://www.mikufan.com/today-is-mikus-5th-disappearance-day-anniversary/#:~:text=On%20October%2017th%202007%2C%20less,suspected%20spam%20or%20search%20abuse. (25 November, 2020).
Makoto Kageyama discusses mental health issues in Japan and anime. https://www.animefeminist.com/interview-makoto-kageyama-discusses-mental-health-issues-japan-anime/
Marx's theory of alienation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation
Noir Urbanisms: Dystopic Images of the Modern City, edited by Gyan Prakash. https://muse.jhu.edu/book/30292
初音ミクの消失 -DEAD END- (Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu -DEAD END-). Vocaloid Wiki. https://vocaloid.fandom.com/wiki/%E5%88%9D%E9%9F%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AF%E3%81%AE%E6%B6%88%E5%A4%B1_-DEAD_END-_(Hatsune_Miku_no_Shoushitsu_-DEAD_END-)#Regular_Ver. (25 November, 2020).
ローリンガール (Rolling Girl). Vocaloid Wiki. https://vocaloid.fandom.com/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB_(Rolling_Girl)#Approved_English_lyrics (25 November, 2020).
Timeline. Vocaloid Wiki. https://vocaloid.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline (25 November, 2020).
Music Credits:
Love is War - supercell
Magnet - minato
Meltdown - iroha(sasaki)
No Logic - JimmyThumb
Rolling Girl - wowaka
Sand Planet - hachi
The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku - CosMo
Two Sided Lovers - wowaka
World's End Dancehall - wowaka
Resources:
Fonts: Poppins, Fredoka One
Artwork: Fiona Marchbank @FionaCreates
Media Logos: Wikimedia Commons
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