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Japan and the cosmopolitan gothic : specters of modernity / by Michael J. Blouin.
- Title
- Japan and the cosmopolitan gothic : specters of modernity / by Michael J. Blouin.
- Author
- Blouin, Michael J.
- Publication
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 208 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "In American discourse, Japan is routinely imagined as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these cultures are exchanged, adapted, and consumed. By analyzing this phenomenon, in texts ranging from those of Lafcadio Hearn to the films of Shimizu Takashi, we can better comprehend the relationship between the two countries as well as the layers of complexity that accompany constructions of foreignness. Specifically, in response to the rise of a "Global Gothic," Blouin interprets these unsettling works to be evidence of a "cosmopolitan Gothic," one that refuses satisfactory enclosure and advocates a turn inward to re-invigorate dialogues upon the world stage"--
- Subject
- 1900-1999
- American literature > Japanese influences
- American literature > 20th century > History and criticism
- Art, American > Japanese influences
- American literature > History and criticism > 20th century
- Cultural studies > Japan
- Society
- American literature
- American literature > Japanese influences
- Literature
- Motion pictures
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- Japan > In literature
- Japan > In motion pictures
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: The Specters of a Wandering Mind -- 1. Ghosts and Spirits in Early Japanology -- 2. Ghostly Maidens in Sidney McCall's Fiction -- 3. Japonisme and the Female Gothic -- 4. Nuclear Criticism and a Deferred Reading of the Toho Terror -- 5. Japan Inc. and the American Nightmare -- 6. Atemporality and Communal Ethics in the Films of Shimizu Takashi -- 7. Difference and Doubt in Christopher Nolan's Inception -- Conclusion: Haunted Echo Chambers.
- ISBN
- 9781137305213 (hardback)
- 1137305215 (hardback)
- LCCN
- ^^2012042598
- OCLC
- 820434248
- SCSB-12608934
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library