Feminist Movements in Contemporary Japan

Informationen zum Autor Laura Dales is a Lecturer in Japanese and International Studies at the University of South Australia. Klappentext In contemporary Japan there is much ambivalence about women's roles, and the term "feminism" is not widely recognised or considered relevant. Nonetheless, as this book shows, there is a flourishing feminist movement in contemporary Japan. The book investigates the features and effects of feminism in contemporary Japan, in non-government (NGO) women's groups, government-run women's centres and the individual activities of feminists Haruka Yoko and Kitahara Minori. Based on two years of fieldwork conducted in Japan and drawing on extensive interviews and ethnographic data, it argues that the work of individual activists and women's organisations in Japan promotes real and potential change to gender roles and expectations among Japanese women. It explores the ways that feminism is created, promoted and limited among Japanese women, and advocates a broader construction of what the feminist movement is understood to be and a rethinking of the boundaries of feminist identification. It also addresses the impact of legislation, government bureaucracy, literature and the internet as avenues of feminist development, and details the ways which these promote agency - the ability to act - among Japanese women. Zusammenfassung Investigates the features and effects of feminism in contemporary Japan, in non-government women's groups, government-run women's centres and the individual activities of feminists. This book argues that the work of individual activists and women's organisations in Japan promotes real change to gender roles and expectations among Japanese women. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Women, Feminism and the Family in Contemporary Japan 2. Feminism and Non-Government Women’s Groups 3. Feminism and Bureaucracy - Women’s Centres 4. Feminism and Erotica @ the Love Piece Club 5. Feminism and the Popular Media (Haruka Yoko’s Feminism). Conclusion: Feminist Movements and Feminist Futures ...

Product details

• Authors: Laura Dales, Laura (University of South Australia) Dales, Dales Laura
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.06.2009
• EAN: 9780415459419
• ISBN: 978-0-415-45941-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 242 mm x 15 mm
• Series: ASAA Women in Asia; ASAA Women in Asia Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Japan, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Politics & government, Feminism & feminist theory, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General