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Julia C. Bullock is associate professor of Japanese literature and culture at Emory University. Ayako Kano is professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and core faculty member in gender, sexuality, and women's studies at the University of Pennsylvania. James Welker is associate professor of cross-cultural studies at Kanagawa University in Yokohama, Japan. Sarah Frederick is associate professor at Boston University, where she teaches Japanese literature, film, and popular culture. She is also the translator of Yellow Rose by Yoshiya Nobuko.
[T]hese authors demonstrate how intersectionality demands that we
acknowledge all the different ways we are both insiders and
outsiders across our multiple identities--each with their own
culture (such as race, class, gender, religion, nationality,
etc.)--and how shifting identities can change the direction,
nature, and intent of our focus or gaze. . . . Rethinking Japanese
Feminisms forces us to take another look at our existing canon and
shows us how to: question what we think we see, widen our scope of
analysis and, in so doing, uncover and problematize existing power
relations.--Sherry L. Martin, US Department of State "Pacific
Affairs, 92:4 (December 2019)"
Rethinking Japanese Feminisms will be a good resource for scholars
and students, and the volume succeeds in broadening the term
feminism(s); the inclusion of queer perspectives here is especially
noteworthy. The overview at the end of the volume allows the reader
to grasp commonalities in the different contributions. However, it
is also notable that in the essays themselves, the analysis of
structures and past mass movements gives way to more personal
feminist stories as the book progresses.--Jasmin R�ckert, Heinrich
Heine Universit�t D�sseldorf "Contemporary Japan, 33:2 (2021)"
Rethinking Japanese Feminisms, edited by Julia Bullock, Ayako Kano,
and James Welker and with articles by fifteen authors, provides
insights into multiple expressions of feminism, for instance
through organizing workers, writing fiction, and translating
theories from other languages into Japanese.-- "Journal of Gender
Studies"
This eclectic volume offers fresh and, in some instances,
alternative interpretations, insights, and perspectives on key
developments and events in the evolution of feminism in Japan and
the impact and accomplishments of noted activists in feminist
movements over the past century. Particularly fascinating are the
chapters that unveil expressions of feminism in literary and
artistic works hitherto given little attention by feminist scholars
or even viewed as antithetical to feminism.--Kumiko
Fujimura-Fanselow, editor of Transforming Japan: How Feminism and
Diversity Are Making a Difference
This welcome collection offers a refresher course on the canon of
feminist history in Japan, melded with new material that tracks
developments, debates, and detours. The book is truly
interdisciplinary, with contributions from the fields of
anthropology, sociology, literature, history, gender studies, and
media studies from scholars in the US, Australia, Japan, and
Singapore. . . . The volume's richly expansive domain will provoke
questions about how one should define feminist activity and lives.
The editors took care to assure that the essays are brief and
written in accessible language, making this volume ideal for use in
undergraduate courses on Japan, feminisms, and gender studies.--
"Choice"
With a special emphasis on the plural 'feminisms, ' this
interdisciplinary volume features the richness and diversity of
feminist approaches deriving from literature, cultural studies,
history, anthropology, and sociology.-- "Intersections: Gender and
Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific"
[T]he volume is quite rich in historical data about feminist
movements and activities in Japan. Its textbook approach to the
questions of feminism and gender studies should enable broader
understanding for its readership. . . . For scholars in the fields
of gender studies in Japan and postcolonial theory, the volume is a
representative example of how to approach the history of feminism
in Japan and critically address emerging questions in order to
rethink and reconfigure the movement transnationally.--Jelena
Kosinaga "Asian Journal of Women's Studies, 26:2"
Bold and original, this interdisciplinary volume examines Japanese
feminisms in fresh and surprising ways. Rogue writers, innkeepers,
and Ikebana practitioners take their place alongside feminist
heroes, educators, and activists. An excellent candidate for
classroom use, this approachable, well-researched volume will no
doubt incite student debate over what constitutes "feminism,"
"activism," and "Japanese feminisms." An indispensable volume for
all scholars of gender studies in Japan and beyond, Rethinking
Japanese Feminisms gives us new ways to view the past and
contemplate the future.--Jan Bardsley, author of Women and
Democracy in Cold War Japan
What makes Rethinking Japanese Feminisms stand out is its sustained
attention to feminisms; feminism hovers in the background of many
studies of women and gender, but here it is foregrounded. . . .
Three key themes from this volume stood out to me: first, a more
richly textured understanding of the transwar period, one that
emphasizes continuities as well as the complex landscape of the
1920s through the 1950s, an era that looks much messier and more
transnational here than we normally appreciate (Bullock, Maxon,
Faison, Frederick). The second concerns a much more nuanced
understanding of the complicated trajectories of feminist
movements--including the centrality of translation to these
movements--and of more recent feminist politics and the backlash
such politics have incited (Welker, Shigematsu, Seo, Vincent,
Yamaguchi). The third area centers on finding women and feminism in
unexpected places (Winston, Hartley, Hemmann) and the possibilities
for women's employment and sometimes financial independence in
areas scholars seldom look (Stalker, McMorran). . . . Rethinking
Japanese Feminisms showcases the diversity of Japanese feminisms
across several axes and deserves a wide readership.--Marnie S.
Anderson "Journal of Japanese Studies, 45:1 (Winter 2019)"
In this second decade of the third millennium, the status of women
in Japanese society remains the subject of controversy . . . these
reflections [in this volume] make it possible to renew the debates
around the definition of feminisms and to measure their anchoring
in Japanese society.--Christine L�vy, Bordeaux Montaigne, CRCAO
University "Clio. Women, Gender, History [online, translated] 49
(2019)"
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