Femininity, Self-harm and Eating Disorders in Japan: Navigating contradiction in narrative and visual culture

By Gitte Marianne Hansen

Book Overview

This book examines the relationship between normative femininity and women's self-directed violence in contemporary Japanese culture including novels, artwork, TV dramas and news stories. The book analyses both well known Japanese culture such as Murakami Haruki's literary works as well as culture unavailable to non-Japanese readers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138502790
• ISBN13: 9781138502796
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"