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The Handbook of Japanese Media and Popular Culture in Transition
brings together new research and perspectives on popular media
phenomena, as well as shining a spotlight on texts that are less
well known or studied. Organized into five thematic sections, the
chapters span a diverse range of cultural genres, including
contemporary film and television, postwar cinema, advertising,
popular fiction, men's magazines, manga and anime, karaoke and
digital media. They address issues critical to contemporary
Japanese society: the politicization of history, authenticity and
representation, constructions of identity, trauma and social
disaffection, intersectionality and trans/nationalism. Drawing on
methods and approaches from a range of disciplines, the chapters
make explicit the interconnections between these areas of research
and map out possible trajectories for future inquiry. As such, the
handbook will be of value to both novice scholars and seasoned
researchers, working within and/or beyond the Japanese media
studies remit.
Japan and China look back on a history of friendship as well as
friction, particularly in recent decades. As the People's Republic
of China's economy began to grow in the 1990s, so did its political
weight within Asia and its economical relevance for Japan. Covering
the years from 1989 to 2005, this book looks at Sino-Japanese
relations through film and television drama in the crucial time of
China's ascent to an economic superpower in opposition to Japan's
own ailing economy. It provides an overview of how Japan views
China through its visual media, offers explanations as to how
oppositions between the two countries came to exist, and how and
why certain myths about China have been conveyed. Griseldis Kirsch
argues that the influence of visual media within society cannot be
underestimated, nor should their value be lessened by them being
perceived as part of 'popular culture'. Drawing on examples from a
crucial 16 years in the history of post-war Japan and China, she
explores to what extent these media were influenced by the
political discourse of their time. In doing so, she adds another
layer to the on-going debate on Sino-Japanese relations, bringing
together disciplines such as media studies, history and area
studies and thus filling a gap in existing research.
Japan and China look back on a history of friendship as well as
friction, particularly in recent decades. As the People's Republic
of China's economy began to grow in the 1990s, so did its political
weight within Asia and its economical relevance for Japan. Covering
the years from 1989 to 2005, this book looks at Sino-Japanese
relations through film and television drama in the crucial time of
China's ascent to an economic superpower in opposition to Japan's
own ailing economy. It provides an overview of how Japan views
China through its visual media, offers explanations as to how
oppositions between the two countries came to exist, and how and
why certain myths about China have been conveyed. Griseldis Kirsch
argues that the influence of visual media within society cannot be
underestimated, nor should their value be lessened by them being
perceived as part of 'popular culture'. Drawing on examples from a
crucial 16 years in the history of post-war Japan and China, she
explores to what extent these media were influenced by the
political discourse of their time. In doing so, she adds another
layer to the on-going debate on Sino-Japanese relations, bringing
together disciplines such as media studies, history and area
studies and thus filling a gap in existing research.
Assembling Japan focuses on Japan's modernization as a long-term
process that is reliant on changing technology and that has led to
the nation's full engagement with the global system. This process
forms a complex field of tensions, full of interesting dynamisms
and synergies that can be best understood through the book's
methodology: anthropological analysis combined with historical
contextualization. The approaches in this collection are manifold.
Some chapters examine the themes of modernity, technology and
Japan's global experience though popular culture, from reggae to
football, from television to film. Other topics include coffee,
travel, economics, cultural politics and technological innovation
in the field of robotics. All of the contributions aim to show how
these global interactions have occurred and continue to take place
in twenty-first-century Japan.
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