This collection of essays analyzes the audiovisual representation of goddesses in Japanese popular culture. It proposes a dialectics of the different conceptions of the feminine as taken up in Japanese film, television, and video games.
This collection of essays analyzes the audiovisual representation of goddesses in Japanese popular culture. It proposes a dialectics of the different conceptions of the feminine as taken up in Japanese film, television, and video games.
Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano is senior lecturer at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.
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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Representations of Goddesses in Japanese Audiovisual Culture: A New Concept Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano 1. Kannon-sama and the Spirit of Compassion in Japanese Cinema Linda C. Ehrlich 2. Suffering and Deification: The Goddess in Night Drum Sybil A. Thornton 3. The Profound Desire of the Goddess: Sexuality and Politics in The Insect Woman Irene González-López 4. Anime Goddesses and their Hollywood Transformations Dolores P. Martinez 5. Deviant Attitudes, Lost Names and the Ether: Goddesses in Contemporary Japanese Audiovisuals José Montaño 6. The Humanization of the Goddess: Isao Takahata's Princess Kaguya Laura Montero 7. Goddesses in Japanese Videogames: Tradition, Gameplay, Gender, and Power Víctor Navarro-Remesal 8. Ghostly Goddesses in in Japanese Cinema Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano Notes on contributors
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Representations of Goddesses in Japanese Audiovisual Culture: A New Concept Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano 1. Kannon-sama and the Spirit of Compassion in Japanese Cinema Linda C. Ehrlich 2. Suffering and Deification: The Goddess in Night Drum Sybil A. Thornton 3. The Profound Desire of the Goddess: Sexuality and Politics in The Insect Woman Irene González-López 4. Anime Goddesses and their Hollywood Transformations Dolores P. Martinez 5. Deviant Attitudes, Lost Names and the Ether: Goddesses in Contemporary Japanese Audiovisuals José Montaño 6. The Humanization of the Goddess: Isao Takahata's Princess Kaguya Laura Montero 7. Goddesses in Japanese Videogames: Tradition, Gameplay, Gender, and Power Víctor Navarro-Remesal 8. Ghostly Goddesses in in Japanese Cinema Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano Notes on contributors
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