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Manga Cultures and the Female Gaze - (East Asian Popular Culture) by Kathryn Hemmann (Paperback)

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  • The female gaze is used by writers and readers to examine narratives from a perspective that sees women as subjects instead of objects, and the application of a female gaze to male-dominated discourses can open new avenues of interpretation.
  • About the Author: Kathryn Hemmann received a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of numerous essays on Japanese fiction, graphic novels, and video games.
  • 173 Pages
  • Social Science, Gender Studies
  • Series Name: East Asian Popular Culture

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The female gaze is used by writers and readers to examine narratives from a perspective that sees women as subjects instead of objects, and the application of a female gaze to male-dominated discourses can open new avenues of interpretation. This book explores how female manga artists have encouraged the female gaze within their work and how female readers have challenged the male gaze pervasive in many forms of popular media. Each of the chapters offers a close reading of influential manga and fancomics to illustrate the female gaze as a mode of resistant reading and creative empowerment. By employing a female gaze, professional and amateur creators are able to shape and interpret texts in a manner that emphasizes the role of female characters while challenging and reconfiguring gendered themes and issues.



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The female gaze is used by writers and readers to examine narratives from a perspective that sees women as subjects instead of objects, and the application of a female gaze to male-dominated discourses can open new avenues of interpretation. This book explores how female manga artists have encouraged the female gaze within their work and how female readers have challenged the male gaze pervasive in many forms of popular media. Each of the chapters offers a close reading of influential manga and fancomics to illustrate the female gaze as a mode of resistant reading and creative empowerment. By employing a female gaze, professional and amateur creators are able to shape and interpret texts in a manner that emphasizes the role of female characters while challenging and reconfiguring gendered themes and issues.

Kathryn Hemmann received a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of numerous essays on Japanese fiction, graphic novels, and video games. They also run the blog Contemporary Japanese Literature (japaneselit.net), which features reviews of fiction in translation and posts on gender, society, and popular culture.



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"Kathryn Hemmann's insightful book adds a much-needed perspective on our understanding of the field of Manga Studies and its interconnectedness to closely related disciplines and mediums, particularly as Japanese popular culture, despite the relative cooling down of the 'Cool Japan' frenzy during the 2010s, continues to inspire and draw audiences to professional and fan-made content." (Brandon Murakami, ImageTexT, imagetextjournal.com, Vol. 12 (2), 2021)




About the Author



Kathryn Hemmann received a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of numerous essays on Japanese fiction, graphic novels, and video games. They also run the blog Contemporary Japanese Literature (japaneselit.net), which features reviews of fiction in translation and posts on gender, society, and popular culture.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.27 Inches (H) x 5.83 Inches (W) x .39 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: East Asian Popular Culture
Sub-Genre: Gender Studies
Genre: Social Science
Number of Pages: 173
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Format: Paperback
Author: Kathryn Hemmann
Language: English
Street Date: May 23, 2021
TCIN: 89586645
UPC: 9783030180973
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-5011
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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