Crossdressing Dansō
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12975347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marta Fanasca (0000-0001-7214-5311, University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-48 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Girlhood Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1938-8209 • E-ISSN: 1938-8322 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/ghs.2019.120105 |
| OpenAlex | W2942607277 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 38 |
In this article, I focus on the childhood and adolescent life experiences of dansō (female-to-male crossdressers) who work as escorts in contemporary Japan, and on the process that led to their presentation of self as gendered masculine in their private and working lives. During their childhood and adolescence, dansō have to negotiate their identity and self-presentation to adhere to the gendered pressures of Japanese society. Through an analysis of interviews undertaken with 14 dansō informants, I explore dansō’s construction of a male identity before adulthood, highlighting the societal impositions they experienced and the coping strategies to which they resorted in order to create and maintain a space in which to express their queer selves
Aesthetics · Art · Coping (psychology · Human sexuality · Identity (music · Masculinity · Negotiation · Presentation (obstetrics · Queer · Sexual identity · Social science · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Japanese History and Culture · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |