Essays about: "Japanese feminism"
Found 4 essays containing the words Japanese feminism.
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1. Mirror, Mirror : Embodying the sexed posthuman body of becoming in Sion Sono’s Antiporno (アンチポルノ, 2016) and Mika Ninagawa’s Helter Skelter (ヘルタースケルター, 2012)
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : This thesis examines the embodiment of the sexed body and the struggle of fitting into the narrow frames of what a woman is supposed to behave and look like in Japanese cinema. Using the medium of film, I, therefore, seek to produce knowledge regarding the internalized gaze of the oppressor, and self-objectification, caused by the capitalist heteropatriarchy. READ MORE
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2. “This was the reason I was born” Contextualizing Issues and Choices of a Japanese Woman Musician
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This thesis investigates the Japanese music industry from a liberal feminist perspective, as academic literature rarely discusses Japanese music – especially niche genres like metal. After pinpointing a gap in the literature on the subject, and after outlining issues in the Japanese music industry, this study sheds light on the reasons that lead Japanese women musicians to thrive outside of major Japanese record companies. READ MORE
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3. Slash Fiction : A Love and Sexual Fantasy in China
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medierAbstract : Slash fiction emerged in China in the 1990s with the rising polarity of Japanese animation and manga culture, and it has rapidly developed into a cultural icon of the whole nation, especially among female fans. The major objective of this thesis is to investigate female slash writers in China as well as how they see slash fiction in their daily lives in terms of gender equality, friendship ties and identity. READ MORE
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4. An Analysis of Contemporary Manga Culture in Japan and Sweden with a study of the works of Naoki Urasawa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studierAbstract : This thesis is an analysis of contemporary Manga Culture in Japan and Sweden. The objective of the study was to identify the potential and problems for Manga culture and its future in the international market. Also I try to examine the potential of Manga to establish its academic status. READ MORE