Fanning the flames : fans and consumer culture in contemporary Japan / edited by William W. Kelly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kelly, William W.

Series:

SUNY series in Japan in transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--Japan--History--20th century.

Popular culture.

Japan--History--20th century.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fanning the Flames examines the worlds of fans in the exuberant and commercialized popular culture of contemporary Japan. The works collected here profile denizens of all-night rap clubs; sumo stable patrons; passionate fan clubs of a professional baseball team; enthusiasts of traditional rakugo storytelling; a club of middle-aged female fans of a popular music star; youthful followers of Japan's longest-running rock band; vinyl record collectors; and a thriving community of girls and women who produce and devour amateur comics. Grounded in close, often extended fieldwork with the fans themselves, each case study is an effort to understand both the personal pleasures and political economies of fandoms. The contributors explore the many ways that fans in and of Japanese mass culture actively search for intimacy and identity amid the powerful corporate structures that produce the leisure and entertainment of today's Japan.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

B-Boys and B-Girls

Letters from the Heart

Buying Intimacy

Sense and Sensibility at the Ballpark

It’s a “Gottsan” World

Rakugo Fans at Play

Vinyl Record Collecting as Material Practice

Girls and Women Getting Out of Hand

Glossary of Japanese Terms

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791485385

0791485382

9781423739609

1423739604

OCLC:

62751426