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- Diva Nation: Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
Diva Nation explores the constructed nature of female iconicity in Japan. From ancient goddesses and queens to modern singers and writers, this edited volume critically reconsiders the female icon, tracing how she has been offered up for emulation, debate or censure. The research in this book culminates from curiosity over the insistent presence of Japanese female figures who have refused to sit quietly on the sidelines of history. The contributors move beyond archival portraits to consider historically and culturally informed diva imagery and diva lore. The diva is ripe for expansion, fantasy, eroticization, and playful reinvention, while simultaneously presenting a challenge to patriarchal culture. Diva Nation asks how the diva disrupts or bolsters ideas about nationhood, morality, and aesthetics.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Preface: Transnational and Time-Travelling Divas
- pp. xi-xviii
- 2. Ame no Uzume Crosses Boundaries
- pp. 34-50
- 4. Izumo no Okuni Queers the Stage
- pp. 77-94
- 6. Yoko Ono: A Transgressive Diva
- pp. 115-132
- 10. Ice Princess: Asada Mao the Demure Diva
- pp. 185-202
- Bibliography
- pp. 207-228
- Contributors
- pp. 229-232
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520969971
Related ISBN(s)
9780520297722, 9780520297739
MARC Record
OCLC
1022075924
Pages
264
Launched on MUSE
2018-11-16
Language
English
Open Access
No