Animation and "otherness" : the politics of gender, racial, and ethnic identity in the world of Japanese anime

In the contemporary mass-mediated and boundary-crossing world, fictional narratives provide us with resources for articulating cultural identities and individuals’ woridviews. Animated film provides viewers with an imaginary sphere which reflects complex notions of “self’ and “other,” and should...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yoshida, Kaori
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5316