Diva Nation
Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20424226 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Laura Miller (0000-0003-3056-5443), Rebecca Copeland |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 264 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Diva Nation (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/california/9780520297722.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4238139204 |
| ISBN | 9780520297722 |
| Open Library | OL27361096M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
"Diva Nation explores the constructed nature of female iconicity in Japan. From ancient goddesses and queens to modern singers and writers, this edited volume critically reconsiders the female icon, tracing how she has been offered up for emulation, debate or censure. The research in this book culminates from curiosity over the insistent presence of Japanese female figures who have refused to sit quietly on the sidelines of history. The contributors move beyond archival portraits to consider historically and culturally informed diva imagery and diva lore. The diva is ripe for expansion, fantasy, eroticization, and playful reinvention, while simultaneously presenting a challenge to patriarchal culture. Diva Nation asks how the diva disrupts or bolsters ideas about nationhood, morality, and aesthetics"--Provided by publisher
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Diva · Epistemology · female icons · Gender · Goddesses · Icon · Identity politics · Immediacy · Literature · Mainstream · Narrative · national narratives · nationhood · Nostalgia · Patriarchy · Queens · Sociology · Women in literature · Women in popular culture · Cultural History and Identity Formation · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender and Feminist Studies · History · National Identity and Symbolism · Philosophy · Theater, Performance, and Music History · Japan · Women
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |