Western Rock Artists, Madame Butterfly, and the Allure of Japan

Dancing in an Eastern Dream

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Using the framework of Edward Said’s Orientalism, this work examines how Western rock and pop artists—particularly during the age of album rock from the 1970s through the 1990s—perpetuated long-held stereotypes of Japan in their direct encounters with the country and in songs and music videos with Japanese content.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-12-20
Mått154 x 219 x 18 mm
Vikt372 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor284
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793625274

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Introduction: I Want You to Want Me: Western Rock Artists and JapanChapter 1: You Say You Want a Revolution: The Ventures, the Beatles, Group Sounds, and the Soundtrack for a MiracleChapter 2: Japan’s Temple of Rock: Budokan and the Golden Age of Live in JapanChapter 3: Unleashed in the East: Negotiating Western Imaginaries of JapanChapter 4: Big in Japan: The Western Gaze in Rock Songs About JapanChapter 5: I Think I’m Turning Japanese: Orientalism in Rock Videos and Images Chapter 6: Pinkerton’s Apology: The Maturing of the Western Rocker’s GazeEpilogue: Rockin’ On: The Continuing Appeal of Japan to Western Artists

Taking his readers on a rock 'n roll tour of Japan from the 1960s through the 1990s, Christopher Keaveney reveals the Orientalist dreams influencing many Western musicians from their kimono-clad album covers and geisha-inspired lyrics to their reflections on their Japanese fandom. Informative, erudite, and wonderfully fun to read, Keaveney's study compels rethinking the legacy of Madame Butterfly, samurai masculinity, and discovery of the Western self in the exotic East.