Male Homosexuality in Modern Japan : Cultural Myths and Social Realities

ISBN-13: 9780700713004 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 268 str.

Mark J. McLelland;Mark J. McLelland

Opis

This work analyzes the range of contrasting images of the gay male body which occur thoughout Japanese popular culture, both mainstream and gay, in books, magazines, comics, newspapers, television, film and the Internet. It then relates these images to the experience of an interview sample of Japanese gay men.

This book is the first to look at the wide range of contrasting images of the gay male body in Japanese popular culture, both mainstream and gay, and relate these images to the experience of an interview sample of Japanese gay men. In so doing, it touches on a number of important issues, including whether there can be a universal 'gay identity' and whether or not strategies developed for increasing gay and lesbian visibility in western countries are appropriate to the social situation in Japan.

Recenzje

'This new study by Mark McLellend is a sparkling gem.' - Caroline Dale-Kobayashi

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Homosexuality in Japanese History; Chapter 3 Just Like a Girl: Images of Homosexual Men as Feminine; Chapter 4 The Love between ‘Beautiful Boys’ in Women's Comics; Chapter 5 Gay Men as Women's Best Friends and Ideal Marriage Partners; Chapter 6 Images of Homosexuality in the Gay Media; Chapter 7 Interviews with Japanese Gay Men; Chapter 8 Japanese Gay Men's Self-Understanding; Chapter 9 Is there a Japanese Gay Identity?;

O autorze

Mark J. McLellond