Male Homosexuality in Modern Japan: Cultural Myths and Social Realities

* Read # Male Homosexuality in Modern Japan: Cultural Myths and Social Realities by Mark J. McLelland î eBook or Kindle ePUB. Male Homosexuality in Modern Japan: Cultural Myths and Social Realities James C. Farrer said A well-written book. This book provides a straight-forward and well-written account of male homosexual culture in Japan. I use it as one text among many in a college-level course taught in Japan and have had good results with classroom discussions. Unlike many other works in queer theory and gay and lesbian studies, it is the sort of book that undergraduate students can read, understand and critique. As a sociologist, I am somewhat troubled by the small sample size McLelland

Author	:	Mark J. McLelland
Rating	:	4.27 (520 Votes)
Asin	:	0700714251
Format Type	:	paperback
Number of Pages	:	268 Pages
Publish Date	:	2013-02-11
Language	:	English

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. McLelland is a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, University of Queensland. Mark J

James C. Farrer said A well-written book. This book provides a straight-forward and well-written account of male homosexual culture in Japan. I use it as one text among many in a college-level course taught in Japan and have had good results with classroom discussions. Unlike many other works in queer theory and gay and lesbian studies, it is the sort of book that undergraduate students can read, understand and critique. As a sociologist, I am somewhat troubled by the small sample size McLelland e. Necessary for Cultural Studies / Q.T. Studies This book provides extremely accessible material about a subject that is, by nature, highly inaccessible. His histories are clearly written and accurate. His analysis is as useful as it is interesting. Whether you are an old hand at theory and like to dirty your hands in cultural studies or a novice in the humanities with interests in the world in which you live, Mr. McLelland's book provides points of entry into a culture that is far away in distance and . Great book for beginners, advanced or just anyone interested on gay life in Japan Teh Chee Seng This is probably one of the best books written in simple English, yet maintaining its academic discourse style. I highly recommend this book for those interested to study gay life in Japan.

In so doing, it touches on a number of important issues, including whether there can be a universal 'gay identity' and whether or not strategies developed for increasing gay and lesbian visibility in western countries are appropriate to the social situation in Japan. This book is the first to look at the wide range of contrasting images of the gay male body in Japanese popular culture, both mainstream and gay, and relate these images to the experience of an interview sample of Japanese gay men

'This new study by Mark McLellend is a sparkling gem.' - Caroline Dale-Kobayashi