Reading Desire in a New Generation of Japanese Women Writers: A Special Collection of Essays

Synopsis

This book explores desire through the work of a new generation of Japanese women writers, in response to the increased attention these writers have received following the release of their work in the English language. The contributions explore a wide range of theoretical approaches and psychoanalytic interpretations to "reading" a new generation of Japanese women writers’ relationships to identity, sex/gender, and desire. Through dealing with female spaces, maternal roles, gendered bodies, or resistant speech acts, the book uncovers the overarching theme of desire – desire for language, touch, and recognition. Focusing on authors who have previously been underrepresented in English-language scholarship, the book highlights the diverse nature and the important synergies of writing by women in the last few decades. Addressing experimental and nonconforming authors whose works challenge gender and culture expectation as well as Orientalist myths, this will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Asian literature, Japanese culture, and Asian studies.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000964660

Related ISBNs:

9781032437330, 9781032437323, 9781003368632

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/21/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Nina Cornyetz and Rebecca Copeland

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Nina Cornyetz

Edited by:

Rebecca Copeland