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Women and democracy in cold war Japan
Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan offers a fresh perspective on gender politics by focusing on the Japanese housewife of the 1950s as a controversial representation of democracy, leisure, and domesticity. Examining the shifting personae of the housewife, especially in the appealing texts of women's magazines, reveals the diverse possibilities of postwar democracy as they were embedded in media directed toward Japanese women. Each chapter explores the contours of a single controversy, including debate over the royal wedding in 1959, the victory of Japan's first Miss Universe, and the unruly desires of postwar women. Jan Bardsley also takes a comparative look at the ways in which the Japanese housewife is measured against equally stereotyped notions of the modern housewife in the United States, asking how both function as narratives of Japan -U.S. relations and gender/class containment during the early Cold War.
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Maiko Masquerade
Maiko Masquerade explores Japanese representations of the
maiko, or apprentice geisha, in films, manga, and other popular
media as an icon of exemplary girlhood. Jan Bardsley traces how the
maiko, long stigmatized as a victim of sexual exploitation, emerges
in the 2000s as the chaste keeper of Kyoto's classical artistic
traditions. Insider accounts by maiko and geisha, their leaders and
fans, show pride in the training, challenges, and rewards maiko
face. No longer viewed as a toy for men's amusement, she serves as
catalyst for women's consumer fun. This change inspires stories of
ordinary girls-and even one boy-striving to embody the maiko ideal,
engaging in masquerades that highlight questions of personal
choice, gender performance, and national identity.
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