Diva Nation: Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History
Laura Miller (editor), Rebecca Copeland (editor)
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.
Năm:
2018
In lần thứ:
1
Nhà xuát bản:
University of California Press
Ngôn ngữ:
english
Trang:
264
ISBN 10:
0520969979
ISBN 13:
9780520969971
ISBN:
2018004780
File:
EPUB, 6.49 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2018