Academic work on cosplay: survey
Hello cosplayers! Would you mind answering this survey and e-mailing your answers to help this person on a paper on cosplay? It won't take long and your help would be appreciated! Thank you on advance :)
Name: ( first initial and last name only or initials only)
Sex (biological make up):
Gender (societal identity):
1. Why do you cosplay? What drives you to cosplay?
2. Which category do you cosplay more: manga/anime, comic book, video game, film, other (please list).
3. Who have you cosplayed before?
a. If you could cosplay anyone, who would it be?
4. Do you have any cosplay role models or do you look up to any artist for inspiration?
5. How often do you cosplay yearly?
6. What are the finacial concerns/obligations that arise for you when you cosplay?
7. Are there any values/beliefs/principles practiced within the cosplaying community
8. Do you practice any values/beliefs/principles individually?
a. What are your key beliefs as a cosplayer. (such as, how do you pick a character, what do you think of cosplayers who don’t fit their character, ect.)
b. Describe a ritual that you practice when you cosplay.
9. As a cosplayer, how do other cosplayers view you?
a. Do you feel that there is a hierarchy within the cosplaying community?
b. Are there any cosplaying groups that are looked down on within the community?
c. What counts as cosplay and what doesn’t?
10. Do you feel that your human rights have been supported or constrained by other cosplayers or the cosplaying community?
11. Do you feel that your human rights have been supported or constrained by people who are not part of the cosplaying community.
a. Have you ever been made fun of for cosplaying.
12. What are the implications of cosplayers outside of the cosplying world?
13. Would you consider cosplaying a way of life, a hobby, or _________(fill in the blank).
14. Are there any biological practices to cosplaying (e.g. exercise regiments, diets)
15. Are there any psychological practices (e.g. being nice to other cosplayers, patience, glorification/esteem)
16. Is there anything spiritual about cosplaying?
17. Have you ever cosplayed a character whose sex was different than your own?
a. What about gender-bending.
b. What is your opinion of gender bending and those who practice gender bending?
18. Have you ever dressed in revealing clothing or “sexy” as part of cosplay?
a. What is your opinion of cosplayers who dress in “revealing clothing”.
19. Can you associate any healing practices with cosplay?
a. What does healing mean to you?
20. Anything you would like to add!
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