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Gender Fluidity in Japanese Arts and Culture : Critical Essays by Sayuri Hirano (2025, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-101476690073
ISBN-139781476690070
eBay Product ID (ePID)5067516997
Product Key Features
Number of Pages235 Pages
Publication NameGender Fluidity in Japanese Arts and Culture : Critical Essays
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2025
SubjectAsia / Japan, Asian / Japanese, Popular Culture, General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Art, Social Science, History
AuthorSayuri Hirano
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2024-055375
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Confronting Conformity A Note on the Use of Japanese Language Characters (En)gendering Literature: Tosa Nikki, or Where Writing Begins Robert Ono Disturbing Gender Norms: Yasunari Kawabata's Otome no Minato and Translations of Torikaebaya Monogatari Masaho Kumazawa Almost Transparent Blues: Postwar Years, Deconstruction of the Male Self, and the Transformations of Gender Relations in the Cultures of the 1970s Yuji Kato Trans Bodies and Gender Fluid Fatherhood in Contemporary Japanese Literature Letizia Guarini Transcending the Traditional: Developments in Contemporary Kabuki Helen S.E. Parker Otokoyaku in Drag: Moving Beyond a Gender Role Binary in the Takarazuka Revue Zuzanna Baraniak-Hirata A "beautiful woman in men's clothes": Takiko Mizunoe and the Development of Cross-Dressing in Pre-War Japanese Entertainment Michael Furmanovsky The Politics of Trans Visibility in Japanese Film: Close-Knit and Midnight Swan Naoki Kambe Female Kings and Feminized Warships: Moefication in the Fate and Kantai Collection Media Mixes William Schrage Tokyo Drag: Contemporary Perspectives Nina Zdanovic Gender Beyond Boundaries: The Fluid Photography of Ayano Sudo Federica Cavazzuti A Final Word About the Contributors Index
SynopsisJapan, although often perceived as a land of custom and convention, has a history of confronting conformity when it comes to gender representation in the arts. The pages of the famous Tosa Nikki, the characters of the Kantai Collection media mix and many other media have revealed diverse stories of gender fluidity across the centuries. In this volume of critical essays, scholars from around the world examine various facets of Japanese culture-including prose, theater, music, cinema, anime, computer games, and contemporary drag performance-and highlight the role of artists in shaping attitudes toward gender in Japanese society., Japan is often perceived as a land of custom, convention, and conservatism. While much of Japan's population does uphold tradition, the nation also has a history of confronting conformity when it comes to gender representation in the arts. Revealed in the pages of the famous Tosa Nikki, through the characters of the Kantai Collection media mix, and in many more expressions of art and media, the diverse stories of gender fluidity have permeated Japanese culture for centuries. In this volume of critical essays, scholars from around the world bring international perspectives on subjects ranging from 10th century poetry to 21st century photography. They examine various facets of Japanese culture, including prose, theater, music, cinema, anime, computer games, and contemporary drag performance. These essays explore the impact of flexible approaches to gender representation in the arts, highlighting the role that artists play in shaping attitudes towards gender in Japanese society.
LC Classification NumberNX650.G44G45 2024
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