Performing Japan [electronic resource] : contemporary expressions of cultural identity / edited by Henry Johnson and Jerry C. Jaffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson Jaffe Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Johnson, Henry.

Jaffe, Jerry C.

Series:

Brill eBook titles 2010

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity--Japan.

Group identity.

National characteristics.

Japanese--Ethnic identity.

Japanese.

Japan--Civilization.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Folkestone [England] : Global Oriental, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the first time, using an interdisciplinary, theoretical and ethnographic approach, the editors have brought together a rich collection of current research on contemporary Japanese performance practices. Topics covered include theatre, music, art, fashion and technology, media, architecture and tourism. Well illustrated, Performing Japan will provide added-value in introductory courses on the Japanese language, history, or culture, as well as Asian Studies in general. In addition, it offers valuable comparative references in the context of theatre, music and dance classes which either introduce Japanese forms or focus entirely on the performing traditions of Japan. The fourteen contributors include Joy hendry, Roy Starrs, Peter Eckersall, Kimi Coaldrake, Henry Johnson and Jerry C. Jaffe.

Contents:

pt. 1. Tradition and transformation

pt. 2. Place and identity

pt. 3. Popular culture, technology and consumerism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-08903-X

9786612089039

90-04-21319-8

OCLC:

753480451

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9781905246311.i-340 DOI