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Bodies of Evidence

Women, Society, and Detective Fiction in 1990s Japan

By: Amanda C. Seaman

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Bodies of Evidence

Women, Society, and Detective Fiction in 1990s Japan

By: Amanda C. Seaman

The publication in 1992 of Miyabe Miyuke’s highly anticipated Kasha (translated into English as All She Was Worth) represents a watershed in the history of Japanese women’s detective fiction. Inspired by Miyabe’s success and the increasing number of Western mysteries in translation, women began writing mysteries of all types, employing the narrative and conceptual resources of the detective genre to depict and critique contemporary Japanese society—and the situation of women in it. Bodies of Evidence examines this recent boom and the ways in which five contemporary authors (Miyabe, Nonami Asa, Shibata Yoshiki, Kirino Natsuo, and Matsuo Yumi) critically engage with a variety of social issues and concerns: consumerism and the crisis of identity, discrimination and harassment in the workplace, sexual harassment and sexual violence, and motherhood. Bodies of Evidence moves beyond the borders of detective fiction scholarship by exploring the worlds constructed by these authors in their novels and showing how they intersect with other political, cultural, and economic discourses and with the lived experiences of contemporary Japanese women.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824827368

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9780824827366

Writing Pregnancy in Low-Fertility Japan

By: Amanda C. Seaman

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Writing Pregnancy in Low-Fertility Japan

By: Amanda C. Seaman

Writing Pregnancy in Low-Fertility Japan is a wide-ranging account of how women writers have made sense (and nonsense) of pregnancy in postwar Japan. While earlier authors such as Yosano Akiko had addressed the pain and emotional complexities of childbearing in their poetry and prose, the topic quickly moved into the literary shadows when motherhood became enshrined as a duty to state and sovereign in the 1930s and ’40s. This reproductive imperative endured after World War II, spurred by a need to create a new generation of citizens and consumers for a new, peacetime nation. It was only in the 1960s, in the context of a flowering of feminist thought and activism, that more critical and nuanced appraisals of pregnancy and motherhood began to appear. In her fascinating study, Amanda C. Seaman analyzes the literary manifestations of this new critical approach, in the process introducing readers to a body of work notable for the wide range of genres employed by its authors (including horror and fantasy, short stories, novels, memoir, and manga), the many political, personal, and social concerns informing it, and the diverse creative approaches contained therein. This “pregnancy literature,” Seaman argues, serves as an important yet rarely considered forum for exploring and debating not only the particular experiences of the pregnant mother-to-be, but the broader concerns of Japanese women about their bodies, their families, their life choices, and the meaning of motherhood for individuals and for Japanese society. It will be of interest to scholars of modern Japanese literature and women’s history, as well as those concerned with gender studies, feminism, and popular culture in Japan and beyond.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824859928

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9780824859923

Into the Fantastical Spaces of Contemporary Japanese Literature

By: Mina Qiao

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Into the Fantastical Spaces of Contemporary Japanese Literature

By: Mina Qiao

Murakami Haruki, Ogawa Yōko, Tawada Yōko, Kanai Mieko, Hino Keizō, Murakami Ryū, Kawakami Hiromi, Murata Sayaka... These acclaimed authors are united by a shared fascination with fantastical conceptions of space. In highlighting these luminaries of contemporary Japanese literature, Into the Fantastical Spaces of Contemporary Japanese Literature examines the role of extramundane topos from an interdisciplinary approach. As writers navigate fantastical spaces in resistance to the logic of everyday life, they are able to challenge the dualistic norms on the body and mind that typify modern Japanese life. These studies demonstrate the essential role played by fantastical spaces in the development of modern Japanese literature to the present day. Scholars of Japanese studies, literature, and other fields will find this book an excellent resource for teaching and research.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793646139

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9781793646132

The Modern Family Business

Relationships, Succession and Transition

By: L. Collins,L. Grisoni,J. Tucker,C. Seaman,S. Graham,R. Fakoussa,D. Otten

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The Modern Family Business

Relationships, Succession and Transition

By: L. Collins,L. Grisoni,J. Tucker,C. Seaman,S. Graham,R. Fakoussa,D. Otten

Provides real world studies of the family in business, by observing typical firms rather than dynasties. It looks at how the nature of family business is changing in our times and provides insight into the lessons we can learn from this. The book focuses on the impact for the professional non-family manager.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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1349334324

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9781349334322

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Bodies of Evidence

Bodies of Evidence

Writing Pregnancy in Low-Fertility Japan

Writing Pregnancy in Low-Fertility Japan

Into the Fantastical Spaces of Contemporary Japanese Literature

Into the Fantastical Spaces of Contemporary Japanese Literature

The Modern Family Business

The Modern Family Business

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