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Beyond the Male Idol Factory: The Construction of Gender and National Ideologies in Japan Through Johnny's Jimusho

Yunuen Ysela Mandujano-Salazar

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  • 176 sidor
  • 2026
"A star-making factory without rival, the Japanese talent agency Johnny's Jimusho has brought fame to several generations of male stars - singers, actors and performers. Beyond the Male Idol Factory asks what the phenomenon of "Johnny's Idols" reveals about discourses of masculinity and national identity in contemporary Japan. Taking a wide-ranging cultural studies approach, the book assesses the social, economic and demographic contexts of these familiar stars in post-industrial and post-Bubble Japanese society"--

  • Författare: Yunuen Ysela Mandujano-Salazar
  • Format: Häftad
  • ISBN: 9781350359826
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 176
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-01-01
  • Förlag: Bloomsbury Academic