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Japan on American TV : screaming samurai form anime clubs in the land of the lost

Title
Japan on American TV : screaming samurai form anime clubs in the land of the lost / Alisa Freedman.
Author
Freedman, Alisa
Publication
  • Ann Arbor, MI : Association for Asian Studies, 2021.
  • ©2021

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Description
[xii], 190 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
"Japan on American TV explores political, economic, and cultural issues underlying depictions of Japan on U.S. television comedies and the programs they inspired. Since the 1950s, U.S. television programs have taken the role of "curators" of Japan, displaying and explaining selected aspects for viewers. Beliefs in U.S. hegemony over Japan underpin this curation process. Japan on American TV takes a historical perspective to understand the diversity of Japan parodies and examines six main categories of television portrayals representing different genres and comedic forms: (1) stereotypes of judo instructors (1950s and 1960s); (2) samurai parodies (prevalent in the 1970s); (3) the Bubble Economy Era in Sesame Street's Big Bird in Japan (1988); (4) "Cool Japan" parodies (1990s through the present); (5) eager fans in sketch series (2010s); and (6) makeover reality shows (2019). These examples show changing patterns of cultural globalization and perpetuate national stereotypes while verifying Japan's international influence. Television presents an alternative history of American fascinations with and fears of Japan. Written in an accessible style that will appeal to scholars, teachers, students, and anyone with an interest in Japan and popular culture, as well as an ideal text for classroom use, Japan on American TV offers a gentle means to approach racism, cultural essentialism, cultural appropriation, and issues otherwise difficult to discuss and models new ways to apply knowledge of Asian Studies." --
Series Statement
Asia Shorts, Number 11
Uniform Title
Asia shorts ; no. 11.
Alternative Title
Japan on American TV : screaming samurai join anime clubs in the land of the lost
Subject
  • Mass media and culture > Japan
  • Mass media and culture > United States
  • Intercultural communication > Japan
  • Intercultural communication > United States
  • Television broadcasting > Social aspects
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
  • Intercultural communication
  • Mass media and culture
  • Japan
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
MWGT 22-759
ISBN
  • 9781952636219
  • 1952636213
OCLC
1204258863
Author
Freedman, Alisa, author.
Title
Japan on American TV : screaming samurai form anime clubs in the land of the lost / Alisa Freedman.
Publisher
Ann Arbor, MI : Association for Asian Studies, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Asia Shorts, Number 11
Asia shorts ; no. 11.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover Title
Japan on American TV : screaming samurai join anime clubs in the land of the lost
Research Call Number
MWGT 22-759
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