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(★)(This lively discussion of Japanese popular culture brings an anthropological perspective to a broad range of topics, including sumo, manga, women´s magazines, morning television, karaoke, horse-racing and soccer. Through these topics 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.／ The book offers a view of Japan as a postmodern consumer society. It addresses the contradictions and intersections of a culture that can be bound by tradition, elitism and insularity, yet which is passionate about the new, the mass-market and the international. As well as anthropologists, the international team of scholars includes experts on literature, sport, film and linguistics, offering a broad spectrum of analysis.／ This exciting and innovative collection will be of interest to anyone curious about Japanese culture, as well as readers in social and cultural anthropology, sociology and cultural studies.／ ◆Dolores P.Martinez is a lecturer in anthropology with reference to Japan at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She co-edited ´Ceremony and Ritual in Japan (winner of Choice Best Academic Book of 1996)´ with Jan van Bremen. Her articles on religion, television, women, ethnicity and tourism in Japan have appeared in numerous edited volumes ▼CONTENTS／ ●PART I.INTRODUCTION／ Gender, Shifting Boundaries and Global Cultures (D.P. Martinez)／ 1.Sumo in the Popular Culture of Contemporary Japan (Yamaguchi Masao) ●PART II.THE MALE DOMAIN／ 2.Transformational Magic : Some Japanese super-heroes and monsters (Tom Gill)／ 3.´Akira´, Postmodernism and Resistance (Isolde Standish)／ 4.Japan´s Empty Orchestras : Echoes of Japanese culture in the performance of karaoke (Bill Kelly)／ ●PART III.THE FEMALE DOMAIN／ 5.Vampires, Psychic Girls, Flying Women and Sailor Scouts : Four faces of the young female in Japanese popular culture (Susan Napier)／ 6.Japanese Women´s Magazines : The language of aspiration (Keiko Tanaka)／ 7.´Nonchan´s Dream´ : NHK morning serialized television novels (Paul A.S. Harvey)／ ●PART IV.SHIFTING BOUNDARIES／ 8.Media Stories of Bliss and Mixed Blessings (Halldor Stefansson)／ 9.The Cult of Oguricap : Or, how women changed the social value of Japanese horse-racing (Nagashima Nobuhiro)／ 10.Soccer ´shinhatsubai´ : What are Japanese consumers making of the J. League? (Jonathan Watts)) |
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