Model summary of Japanese popular culture and globalization, para. 2 p. 23 to the final para. on p. 24 (ending "'the true heirs of Japanese culture'."

In Chapter 2 of Japanese popular culture and globalization, William Tsutui states that the particular patterns and inventiveness of Japanese popular culture today often tend to be attributed to the influence of its rich cultural history. He points out that scholars have drawn attention to the important role of visual elements in Japanese culture by comparison to Western culture, and suggests a possible link with the pictorial nature of its kanji writing system. Links have also been made between the popularity of manga and anime today and the existence of cartoon-like drawings from the twelfth century onwards. Tsutsui agrees that some influence is likely, but warns that the similarities must not be over-drawn. He makes special mention of Murakami Takashi's emphasis on first, the links between the non-Western aesthetic standards of pre-Meiji Japan and the "superflat" imagery of pop culture, and second, the links between medieval carvers of Buddhist statues and makers of miniature plastic models today. However, he mentions that Murakami's views have found more acceptance among experts on pop culture than among experts in traditional Japanese art.

The original was about 620 words and the summary is about 180 words, which makes it less than a third.

Here is some feedback about your summaries. It is linked to the "Checklist for summaries" that I uploaded to 授業支援.

A few of you had clearly written summaries before. People who were writing a summary for the first time had some difficulties. I hope that the comments below are helpful. Please do not hesitate to ask for individual feedback.

How many of you used the list of main points that you (should have) prepared before we discussed Chapter 2 in class? It is often a good idea to start with an outline... How many of you reread the summary? This is a way of checking that a) you have used your own words rather than copying, and b) that you have not repeated yourself or provided too many details.

S1 Many of you did not begin with a reference to the original. (See my first sentence.)
S2 Most of you identified three supporting points. It would also have been possible to see the final paragraph as a continuation of the second supporting point rather than a new one. Many of you had difficulty in giving the supporting points accurately. In particular, you had difficulty in distinguishing between the theories that Tsutsui introduced as belonging to other people, and the ideas that he gave as his own.
S3 Most of you used transitions.
S5 Because Tsutsui gives several examples of the influence of early modern (Tokugawa) popular culture, some of you repeated the same point and/or gave details that were probably not necessary. Careful rereading of the summary would have helped you to eliminate this.
S6 If I have underlined something twice, this is because I consider it unnecessary copying.
S7 A few of you added your own explanations in order to clarfiy what Tsutsui wrote. This is not necessary in a summary. But of course, academic writers often comment on other people's ideas after summarizing them. This is what Tsutsui himself does in the case of both Schodt and Murakami.

Finally, note that if you quote something that is already in quotation marks, you must add quotation marks. One set of quotation marks should be single, not double: for example, '"privileges the visual"'.