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Sprache/n: | Englisch |
Veröffentlichungsangabe: | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022 |
Umfang: | x, 242 Seiten : Illustrationen |
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Anmerkung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
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ISBN: | 978-1-108-42065-5 hardback 978-1-108-43072-2 paperback |
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Inhalt: | "On 18 December 2019, a young woman by the name of Itō Shiori stepped outside the Tokyo District Court holding up a banner reading "victory" (shōso). The court had ruled that Itō had been assaulted by Yamaguchi Noriyuki, a prominent journalist, who would be punished for his crime. This was a significant result given that Japan's sex crime laws do not consider consent; instead, they require evidence of violence and intimidation-which can be difficult to successfully litigate. But with this case the fact that the court had found her "highly trustworthy" marked new ground, bringing Itō to express hope that her case would instigate a change in the law.1 A few months later, Time magazine listed her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for her contribution to Japan's #MeToo movement. While Itō's courage was indeed in part inspired by the global reverberations of what had begun under that hashtag, the critique of sexual and gender relations in Japan has a much longer history"-- |
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Signatur: | HQ1075 Früh2022 |
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Ausleihstatus: | Nur fuer MitarbeiterInnen des MPI ausleihbar Bitte am Standort entnehmen/benutzen. |
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