This is a lively discussion of Japanese popular culture from an anthropological perpective. An international team of authors considers a broad range of topics, including sumo, karaoke, manga, women's magazines, soccer and morning television. Through these topics--many of which have never previously been addressed by scholars--the contributors also explore several deeper themes: the construction of gender in Japan; the impact of globalization and modern consumerism; and the rapidly shifting boundaries of Japanese culture and identity.
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'Sumo, karaoke and Japanese comic-inspired teenage superheroes are part of Western popular culture as well as Japan's, but the contributors to this book show that while globalization may be making Western and Eastern audiences familiar with each other's culture, a great deal is altered in the transfer. Derived mainly from anthropological perspectives, these essays are strong on folkloric continuities, giving rich and subtle readings of a wide range of 'worlds' - how, for instance, the enormous market for magazines, comics and daytime soap operas represents the rapidly changing role of women, or how the cult of the racehorse Oguricap marked the changing status of horseracing from its disreputable, male-dominated past to a respectable leisure activity with female fans ... the contributors write with insight and enthusiasm.' Times Literary Supplement
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This is a lively discussion of Japanese popular culture from an anthropological perspective. An international team of authors considers a broad range of topics, including sumo, karaoke, manga, women's magazines, soccer and morning television. Through these topics--many of which have never previously been addressed by scholars--the contributors also explore several deeper themes: the construction of gender in Japan; the impact of globalisation and modern consumerism; and the rapidly shifting boundaries of Japanese culture and identity.
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This is an exellent book for the beginner in studies of japanese culture. It deals with different matters such as: sumo, manga/anime, karaoke, horse-racing and womens magazines - all in a scientific but relaxed tone. Maybe you want what bosozoku-driving is??? In short - comprehensive and informative. A must for your bookshelf!!
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As an introduction into what "Japanese popular culture" can entail, this is a good book; the articles written may not be as in-depth as wanted or needed, but this is not a book by one scholar alone. It is simply a collection of useful articles, that explore different aspects in Japanese popular culture and act as a sort of "grounding point" for further study.
There are themes of comparative study (American superheroes v. Japanese superheroes) and also themes of changing roles and changing identities (or the converse; that in some popular images, like in manga/comics, the perception that some roles DON'T or SHOULDN'T change). But for anyone seeking a good introduction, it is a good book and worth having on your bookshelf.
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Japanese popular culture is so rich and varied that no single book could do justice to it, and this volume is only one recent attempt to describe the "worlds" to be found under the deceptively simple heading of "popular culture". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vampire princess, psychic girl, morning dramas, japan edited, home drama, japanese society Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shuppan Kyokai, New York, Sailor Moon, World War, World Cup, Blade Runner, Take Yutaka, University of California Press, Asahi Shimbun, Cambridge University Press, Greenwood Press, University of Chicago Press, Dai Rangers, Japan Quarterly, Manchester University Press, Sumo Association, Tamamo Cross, Arima Kinen, Kato Hidetoshi, Neo Tokyo, Sailor Scouts, Financial Times, Kodansha International, Princeton University Press, Ray Clemence New!
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Japanese popular culture is so rich and varied that no single book could do justice to it, and this volume is only one recent attempt to describe the "worlds" to be found under the deceptively simple heading of "popular culture". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vampire princess, psychic girl, morning dramas, japan edited, home drama, japanese society Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shuppan Kyokai, New York, Sailor Moon, World War, World Cup, Blade Runner, Take Yutaka, University of California Press, Asahi Shimbun, Cambridge University Press, Greenwood Press, University of Chicago Press, Dai Rangers, Japan Quarterly, Manchester University Press, Sumo Association, Tamamo Cross, Arima Kinen, Kato Hidetoshi, Neo Tokyo, Sailor Scouts, Financial Times, Kodansha International, Princeton University Press, Ray Clemence New!
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- The Monkey as Mirror by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney on page 17, page 54, and page 201
- Ceremony and Ritual in Japan: Religious Practices in an Industrialized Society (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies) by D. P. Martinez in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 17
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