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(s): Mark McLelland, Romit Dasgupta
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 240
Book Cover......Page 2
Half-Title......Page 3
Series Title......Page 4
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Contents......Page 9
Contributors......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 15
Note on the text......Page 17
1 Introduction......Page 19
2 Hegemonic gender in Japanese as a foreign language educationAustralian perspectives......Page 33
3 The origins of “queer studies” in postwar Japan......Page 51
4 Transgendering sho¯jo sho¯setsu......Page 67
5 From The Well of Lonelinesstotheakarui rezubian......Page 83
6 The politics of okamaandonabe......Page 99
7 Salarymen doing queer......Page 114
8 Being male in a female world......Page 129
9 “Understanding through the body”......Page 144
10 An introduction to men’s studies......Page 163
11 Rethinking Japanese masculinities......Page 171
12 Salarymen doing straight......Page 186
13 Feminist futures in Japan......Page 201
14 Commodified romance in a Tokyo host club......Page 218
Index......Page 234
