Queer Voices from Japan

First Person Narratives from Japan's Sexual Minorities

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

Av Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma, James Welker, Mark Mclelland

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Queer Voices from Japan examines the wide range of queer voices in Japan, and the longevity that these minority communities have enjoyed in society. Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma, and James Welker bring together historical and contemporary narratives that contribute to the study of sexual identities in Japan. These essays trace the evolution of queer voices in Japan with analyses of the presence of homosexuality in the Japanese Imperial Army, the development of Japan's first gay bars, and same-sex experiences in the pre- and post-war periods. This book offers a variety of perspectives including a range of male-to-female and female-to-male transgender voices and experiences. The broad scope of this volume makes it an invaluable text for understanding the development of Japanese sex and gender categories in the twentieth century. Queer Voices from Japan is a compelling read that will appeal to those interested in Asian studies and human sexuality.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2007-03-26
Mått153 x 231 x 23 mm
Vikt594 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Studies in Modern Japan
Antal sidor372
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739121597

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Chapter 1 A Visit with Yuasa Yoshiko, a Dandy Scholar of Russian LiteratureChapter 2 My Career in Danshoku: Notes on SodomyChapter 3 Nostalgia for My Time in the Army: Concerning Male Nudity and Sadistic PhotographsChapter 4 Minyak Kelapa—A Fragrant Breeze of HomosexualityChapter 5 Confessions of a Problem: A Round-Table Discussion with Male ProstitutesChapter 6 Grand Sodomia Conference: A Discussion of the Joys and Agonies of HomosexualityChapter 7 Lifestyles in the Gay BarsChapter 8 Roundtable: Female Homos Here We GoChapter 9 The Era of Dandy BeautiesChapter 10 "Wakakusa no Kai": The First Fifteen Years of Japan's Originial Lesbian OrganizationChapter 11 They've Got Their Happy Faces On: The Birth of "Regumi no Gomame"Chapter 12 Japan's Lesbian Movement: Looking Back on Where We Came FromChapter 13 Lesbians Living in the MountainsChapter 14 Breaking Gender Rules without RemorseChapter 15 True Tales from Ni-chomeChapter 16 Togo Ken, The Legendary Okama: Burning with Sexual Desire and RevoltChapter 17 Who Should be Ashamed of Whom?Chapter 18 Reflections on the Tokyo Lesbian and Gay Parade 2000Chapter 19 How I Became a FtM Transgender GayChapter 20 My Life as a "Woman"Chapter 21 My Life as a Hustler

With Queer Voices of Japan Mark Mclelland, James Welker, and Katsuhiko Suganuma have put together a marvelous collection of first-person accounts of queer lives since World War II which deserves to be on the reading list of every course dealing with the study of sexuality. The book offers an impressive variety of memoirs, interviews and roundtables, many of them stunning, moving, raw and original.