Gender in Japanese Popular Culture: Rethinking Masculinities and Femininities by

Description: Gender in Japanese Popular Culture by Sirpa Salenius This open-access essay collection brings together a range of viewpoints on gender from a diverse group of international scholars based in Finland, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. The work will be of interest to scholars working in gender studies, Asian studies, and popular culture. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This open-access essay collection brings together a range of viewpoints on gender from a diverse group of international scholars based in Finland, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. The focus is, in particular, on gender performativity and non-binary or non-normative gender. The essays examine the ways in which gender can be depicted, perceived, and understood in Japanese popular culture. The work will be of interest to scholars working in gender studies, Asian studies, and popular culture. It will also act as a source text for higher education courses in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Back Cover This open access essay collection brings together a range of viewpoints on gender of international scholars from Europe and Asia - Finland, Japan, and South Korea. The focus is, in particular, on gender performativity and non-binary or non-normative gender. The essays examine the ways in which gender can be depicted, perceived, and understood in Japanese popular culture. It will be of interest to scholars working in gender studies, Asian studies, and in popular culture, and it could be used as a source text for courses taught at higher education in Europe, the United States and Asia, specifically in Japan. Sirpa Salenius is Senior Lecturer at the University of Eastern Finland, Finland. Her research focuses on issues related to race, gender, and sexuality, from the nineteenth century to the present. Her other edited works include Race and Transatlantic Identities (2017), TransAtlantic Conversations (2017) and Neglected American Women Writers of the Long Nineteenth Century (2021). Author Biography Sirpa Salenius is Senior Lecturer at the University of Eastern Finland, Finland. Her research focuses on issues related to race, gender, and sexuality, from the nineteenth century to the present. Her other edited works include Race and Transatlantic Identities (2017), TransAtlantic Conversations (2017) and Neglected American Women Writers of the Long Nineteenth Century (2021). Table of Contents 1. Introduction: Destabilizing Gender.- 2. From dans to Genderless: Mediating Queer Styles and Androgynous Bodies in Japan.- 3. "Ill create my own precedents": Female Rakugo Performers on Tokyos yose Stages.- 4. Not Quite There: Nikes Diversity and Inclusion Agenda and Japans Readiness.- 5. Hybrid Masculinities?: Reflexive Accounts of Japanese Youth at University jos Contests.- 6. The Widening Road: Constructions of Gay Japanese Men on YouTube.- 7. Boys Love, Transmedia Storytelling, and LGBT Awareness in Contemporary Japan.- 8. Creating the the Body Beautiful Cosplay: Cross-Dressing, Cosplay, and Hyper Femininity and Hyper Masculinity.- 9. Engagements with Gender, Sexuality and Authenticity in Cosplay. Feature This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Examines the ways in which gender can be depicted, perceived, and understood in Japanese popular culture Generates new conversations about gender that move beyond nation Challenges conventional assumptions associated not only with gender but also normativity Details ISBN3031129415 Short Title Gender in Japanese Popular Culture Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Language English ISBN-10 3031129415 ISBN-13 9783031129414 Format Hardcover Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Rethinking Masculinities and Femininities Edition 1st Country of Publication Switzerland Author Sirpa Salenius Edited by Sirpa Salenius Year 2023 Pages 278 UK Release Date 2023-04-25 Edition Description 1st ed. 2023 Publication Date 2023-04-25 Alternative 9783031129445 DEWEY 305.30952 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 15 Illustrations, color; 15 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 278 p. 30 illus., 15 illus. in color. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:142027545;

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