Genders, Transgenders and Sexualities in Japan by Mark McLelland (English) Paper

Description: Genders, Transgenders and Sexualities in Japan by Mark McLelland, Romit Dasgupta Incorporating Japanese language materials and field-based research, this compelling collection of essays takes a comparative look at the changing notions of gender and sexual diversity in Japan. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Incorporating Japanese language materials and field-based research, this compelling collection of essays takes a comparative look at the changing notions of gender and sexual diversity in Japan, considering both heterosexual and non-heterosexual histories, lifestyles and identities. Written by key Japanese authors and Western scholars the volume examines how non-conformist individuals have questioned received notions and challenged social norms relating to sex and gender. The chapters depict the plurality of gender positions; from housewives opposed to gender roles within marriage to heterosexual men wishing to be more involved in family life. Including material not previously published in English, this volume gives an overview of the important changes taking place in gender and sexuality studies within Japanese scholarship. Back Cover Incorporating Japanese language materials and field-based research, this compelling collection of essays takes a comparative look at the changing notions of gender and sexual diversity in Japan, considering both heterosexual and non-heterosexual histories, lifestyles and identities. Written by key Japanese authors and Western scholars the volume examines how non-conformist individuals have questioned received notions and challenged social norms relating to sex and gender. The chapters depict the plurality of gender positions; from housewives opposed to gender roles within marriage to heterosexual men wishing to be more involved in family life. Including material not previously published in English, this volume gives an overview of the important changes taking place in gender and sexuality studies within Japanese scholarship. Author Biography Mark McLelland is a research fellow in the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland. He is the author of Male Homosexuality in Modern Japan (RoutledgeCurzon) and co-editor of Japanese Cybercultures (Routledge). Romit Dasgupta lectures in Japanese language, Japanese Studies, and Asian Studies in the School of Social and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia. He has published widely on the topic of Japanese masculinity in edited collections and academic journals. Table of Contents Introduction 2. Hegemonic Gender in Japanese as a Foreign Language Education: Australian Perspectives 3. The Origins of Queer Studies in Postwar Japan 4. Transgendering Shojo Shosetsu: Girls Inter-text/Sex-uality 5. From The Well of Loneliness to the Akarui Rezubian: Western Translations and Japanese Lesbian Identities 6. The Politics of Okama and Onabe: Uses and Abuses of Terminology Regarding Homosexuality and Transgender 7. Salarymen Doing Queer: Gay Men and Heterosexual Public Sphere 8. Being Male in a Female World: Masculinity and Gender in Okinawan Shamanism 9. Understanding Through the Body: The Masquerades of Mishima Yukio and Morimura Yasumasa 10. An Introduction to Mens Studies 11. Rethinking Japanese Masculinities: Recent Research Trends 12. Salarymen Doing Straight: Heterosexual Men and the Dynamics of Gender Conformity 13. Feminist Futures in Japan: Exploring the Work of Haruka Yoko and Kitahara Minori 14 Commodified Romance in a Tokyo Host Club Review This collection fills a major gap in the field of Japanese studies on transgressive genders and sexualities, and does so with insight, originality, and a fine sense of contemporary Japans contradictions and dynamism. - Karen Kelsky, Head, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Associate Professor, Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Details ISBN0415405858 Year 2005 ISBN-10 0415405858 ISBN-13 9780415405850 Publication Date 2005-08-30 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Mark McLelland DEWEY 305.30952 Birth 1966 Edition 1st Format Paperback Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint Routledge Media Book Short Title GENDERS TRANSGENDERS & SEXUALI Language English Series Routledge Studies in Asias Transformations Affiliation University of Western Australia Illustrations 1 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Halftones, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white DOI 10.1604/9780415405850 UK Release Date 2005-08-30 AU Release Date 2005-08-30 NZ Release Date 2005-08-30 Author Romit Dasgupta Alternative 9780415353700 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 234 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:134419011;

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